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Lima beans vs. Currant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between lima beans and currants?

  • Lima beans are richer in folate, iron, manganese, copper, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and vitamin B5, yet currants are richer in vitamin C and vitamin K.
  • Currants' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 46% higher.
  • Lima beans have 10 times more folate than currants. Lima beans have 83µg of folate, while currants have 8µg.

We used Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Currants, red, and white, raw types in this comparison.

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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% 9.9% 24% 38% 36% 6.3% 19% 0.13% 24% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +230.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +84.7%
Contains more IronIron +139%
Contains more CopperCopper +119.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +313%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +152.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +177.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +650%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +94.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%

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 137% 0.67% 2% 0% 10% 12% 1.9% 3.8% 16% 0% 28% 6% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +80%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +302.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +321%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +559.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +130%
Contains more FolateFolate +937.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +327.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +450%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.05mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lima beans Currant DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 41mg 46%
Folate 83µg 8µg 19%
Iron 2.39mg 1mg 17%
Manganese 0.516mg 0.186mg 14%
Copper 0.235mg 0.107mg 14%
Protein 7.8g 1.4g 13%
Fiber 7g 4.3g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.161mg 0.04mg 10%
Phosphorus 111mg 44mg 10%
Vitamin K 2µg 11µg 8%
Zinc 0.95mg 0.23mg 7%
Potassium 508mg 275mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.064mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.07mg 7%
Magnesium 43mg 13mg 7%
Selenium 4.5µg 0.6µg 7%
Choline 32.5mg 7.6mg 5%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Calories 115kcal 56kcal 3%
Calcium 17mg 33mg 2%
Carbs 20.88g 13.8g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.421mg 0.1mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 0.088g 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.1mg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 13.88g 9.5g N/A
Sugar 2.9g 7.37g N/A
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.05mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.028g 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.411mg 0%
Leucine 0.673mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0%
Methionine 0.099mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 0%
Valine 0.469mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 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
14% 84%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.8 g
Water: 83.95 g
Other: 0.65 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +457.1%
Contains more FatsFats +90%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +51.3%
Contains more OtherOther +76.9%
Contains more WaterWater +20.3%

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
13% 21% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.028 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +21.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +94.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.9%

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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. Currant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173964/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.