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Lima beans vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lima beans and crab

  • Lima beans have more fiber, iron, and manganese, while crab has more vitamin B12, selenium, copper, zinc, and phosphorus.
  • Crab covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 139% more than lima beans.
  • The amount of sodium in lima beans is lower.
  • Crab has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of crab is 0, while the glycemic index of lima beans is 32.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 5.1% 45% 90% 78% 26% 48% 0.26% 67% 25%
Crab
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 27% 23% 19% 271% 104% 100% 73% 9.7% 234%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +19.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +96.1%
Contains more IronIron +378%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +597.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +435.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +246.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +301.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +110.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +853.3%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 3.6% 0% 40% 13% 7.9% 25% 37% 0% 5% 62% 18%
Crab
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 11% 0.33% 37% 0% 5.8% 21% 52% 60% 36% 416% 0.75% 38% 44%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +600%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +566.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +62.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +922.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +69.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +552.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +136.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +148.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.156mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lima beans Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 3.33µg 139%
Selenium 4.5µg 42.9µg 70%
Copper 0.235mg 0.814mg 64%
Cholesterol 0mg 97mg 32%
Fiber 7g 0g 28%
Zinc 0.95mg 3.81mg 26%
Sodium 2mg 563mg 24%
Iron 2.39mg 0.5mg 24%
Protein 7.8g 17.88g 20%
Manganese 0.516mg 0.074mg 19%
Phosphorus 111mg 234mg 18%
Vitamin B3 0.421mg 2.747mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.997mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.161mg 0.023mg 12%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1.84mg 11%
Choline 32.5mg 80.9mg 9%
Folate 83µg 51µg 8%
Potassium 508mg 259mg 7%
Calcium 17mg 91mg 7%
Carbs 20.88g 0g 7%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.3mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.093mg 3%
Calories 115kcal 83kcal 2%
Magnesium 43mg 36mg 2%
Vitamin K 2µg 0.3µg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.74g 1%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.201g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 0.258g 1%
Net carbs 13.88g 0g N/A
Sugar 2.9g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.156mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.014g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.129g 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.411mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 0.673mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.099mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.469mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 21% 70%
Protein: 7.8 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.88 g
Water: 69.79 g
Other: 1.15 g
Crab
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18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +129.2%
Contains more FatsFats +94.7%
Contains more WaterWater +14.2%
Contains more OtherOther +47%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
30% 12% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.171 g
Crab
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34% 22% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.201 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.129 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.258 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -55.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +279.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +50.9%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Lima beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174253/nutrients
  2. Crab - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171966/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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