Lima beans vs. English muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between lima beans and English muffins

Lima beans have more iron, fiber, copper, folate, potassium, vitamin B6, and manganese, while English muffins have more vitamin B2 and vitamin B3.
English muffins' daily need coverage for sodium is 20% higher.
English muffins contain 4 times less potassium than lima beans. Lima beans contain 508mg of potassium, while English muffins contain 131mg.
The amount of sodium in lima beans is lower.
Lima beans have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of lima beans is 32, while the glycemic index of English muffins is 77.

The food types used in this comparison are Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (includes sourdough).

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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.

Lima beans

English muffin

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+104.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+287.8%
Contains more IronIron	+168.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+82.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+35.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+44.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+205.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+19.8%

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.

Lima beans

English muffin

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+274.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+124.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+12.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+180%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+272%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.446mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	2mg	464mg	20%
Iron	2.39mg	0.89mg	19%
Fiber	7g	2.7g	17%
Folate	83µg	37µg	12%
Copper	0.235mg	0.129mg	12%
Potassium	508mg	131mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.161mg	0.043mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.154mg	8%
Carbs	20.88g	46g	8%
Selenium	4.5µg		8%
Vitamin B3	0.421mg	1.566mg	7%
Manganese	0.516mg	0.357mg	7%
Choline	32.5mg		6%
Calories	115kcal	235kcal	6%
Magnesium	43mg	21mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.171g	0.888g	5%
Calcium	17mg	52mg	4%
Phosphorus	111mg	133mg	3%
Zinc	0.95mg	0.7mg	2%
Vitamin K	2µg		2%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.04µg	2%
Fats	0.38g	1.8g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.161mg	0.181mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.089g	0.259g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.034g	0.302g	1%
Vitamin E	0.18mg		1%
Protein	7.8g	7.7g	0%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	13.88g	43.3g	N/A
Sugar	2.9g		N/A
Vitamin B5	0.422mg	0.446mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.337mg	0.242mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.411mg	0.315mg	0%
Leucine	0.673mg	0.553mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	0.241mg	0%
Methionine	0.099mg	0.139mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.449mg	0.379mg	0%
Valine	0.469mg	0.353mg	0%
Histidine	0.238mg	0.17mg	0%