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Lima beans vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lima beans and cucumber?

  • Lima beans are higher in iron, fiber, copper, manganese, folate, phosphorus, vitamin B1, potassium, and vitamin B6, yet cucumber is higher in vitamin K.
  • Lima beans' daily need coverage for iron is 26% more.
  • Lima beans have 14 times more fiber than cucumber. While lima beans have 7g of fiber, cucumber has only 0.5g.
  • The glycemic index of cucumber is lower.

We used Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Cucumber, with peel, raw types in this article.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 4.8% 13% 11% 14% 5.5% 10% 0.26% 10% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +230.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +245.6%
Contains more IronIron +753.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +473.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +375%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +362.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +553.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1400%
~equal in Calcium ~16mg
~equal in Sodium ~2mg

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%
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 9.3% 1.7% 0.6% 0% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +496.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +329.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +62.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +302.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +1085.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +441.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +720%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lima beans Cucumber DV% diff.
Iron 2.39mg 0.28mg 26%
Fiber 7g 0.5g 26%
Copper 0.235mg 0.041mg 22%
Manganese 0.516mg 0.079mg 19%
Folate 83µg 7µg 19%
Protein 7.8g 0.65g 14%
Vitamin K 2µg 16.4µg 12%
Phosphorus 111mg 24mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.161mg 0.027mg 11%
Potassium 508mg 147mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.04mg 9%
Selenium 4.5µg 0.3µg 8%
Magnesium 43mg 13mg 7%
Zinc 0.95mg 0.2mg 7%
Carbs 20.88g 3.63g 6%
Choline 32.5mg 6mg 5%
Calories 115kcal 15kcal 5%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.259mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.8mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.033mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.421mg 0.098mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 0.032g 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.03mg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.11g 0%
Net carbs 13.88g 3.13g N/A
Calcium 17mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 2.9g 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.005g 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.411mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.673mg 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.099mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.469mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 0.01mg 0%

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
4% 95%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.11 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 95.23 g
Other: 0.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1100%
Contains more FatsFats +245.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +475.2%
Contains more OtherOther +202.6%
Contains more WaterWater +36.5%

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
50% 7% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.032 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +580%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +434.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -58.4%

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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. Cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168409/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.