Lima beans vs. Focaccia — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between lima beans and focaccia

Lima beans have more fiber, copper, and potassium; however, focaccia is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, folate, and iron.
Focaccia covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 26% more than lima beans.
Focaccia contains 4 times less potassium than lima beans. Lima beans contain 508mg of potassium, while focaccia contains 114mg.
Lima beans have less sodium.
The glycemic index of focaccia is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain.

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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

Focaccia

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+115%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+345.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+158.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+41.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+105.9%
Contains more IronIron	+32.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+40%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+15.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+253.3%

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.

Lima beans

Focaccia

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+42.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+1020.7%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+688.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+191.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+447.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+771.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+52.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+185%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.3%

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.161mg	0.47mg	26%
Sodium	2mg	561mg	24%
Selenium	4.5µg	15.9µg	21%
Fiber	7g	1.8g	21%
Vitamin B3	0.421mg	3.67mg	20%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.301mg	19%
Copper	0.235mg	0.091mg	16%
Monounsaturated fat	0.034g	5.67g	14%
Folate	83µg	138µg	14%
Fats	0.38g	7.89g	12%
Potassium	508mg	114mg	12%
Iron	2.39mg	3.16mg	10%
Vitamin E	0.18mg	1.42mg	8%
Manganese	0.516mg	0.364mg	7%
Calories	115kcal	249kcal	7%
Carbs	20.88g	35.82g	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.171g	0.994g	5%
Choline	32.5mg	2.9mg	5%
Magnesium	43mg	20mg	5%
Saturated fat	0.089g	0.877g	4%
Vitamin B5	0.422mg	0.645mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.161mg	0.113mg	4%
Zinc	0.95mg	1.33mg	3%
Vitamin K	2µg	5.7µg	3%
Phosphorus	111mg	128mg	2%
Protein	7.8g	8.77g	2%
Calcium	17mg	35mg	2%
Net carbs	13.88g	34.02g	N/A
Sugar	2.9g	1.75g	N/A
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%