Lima beans vs. Frog legs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lima beans and frog legs

Lima beans have more fiber, folate, iron, potassium, and magnesium; however, frog legs are richer in selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and choline.
Lima beans' daily need coverage for fiber is 28% more.
Lima beans contain 6 times more folate than frog legs. Lima beans contain 83µg of folate, while frog legs contain 15µg.
Lima beans have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of lima beans is 32, while the glycemic index of frog legs is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Frog legs, raw.

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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

Frog legs

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+115%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+78.2%
Contains more IronIron	+59.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+32.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+213.3%

~equal in Calcium ~18mg

~equal in Copper ~0.25mg

~equal in Zinc ~1mg

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

Frog legs

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+15%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+34.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1900%
Contains more FolateFolate	+453.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+455.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+354.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+185%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+100%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fiber	7g	0g	28%
Manganese	0.516mg		22%
Selenium	4.5µg	14.1µg	17%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.4µg	17%
Protein	7.8g	16.4g	17%
Folate	83µg	15µg	17%
Cholesterol	0mg	50mg	17%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.25mg	15%
Iron	2.39mg	1.5mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.422mg		8%
Potassium	508mg	285mg	7%
Carbs	20.88g	0g	7%
Choline	32.5mg	65mg	6%
Magnesium	43mg	20mg	5%
Vitamin B3	0.421mg	1.2mg	5%
Phosphorus	111mg	147mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.18mg	1mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.161mg	0.12mg	3%
Vitamin K	2µg	0.1µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.161mg	0.14mg	2%
Calories	115kcal	73kcal	2%
Vitamin A	0µg	15µg	2%
Sodium	2mg	58mg	2%
Copper	0.235mg	0.25mg	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.2µg	1%
Vitamin D	0IU	8IU	1%
Fats	0.38g	0.3g	0%
Net carbs	13.88g	0g	N/A
Calcium	17mg	18mg	0%
Sugar	2.9g	0g	N/A
Zinc	0.95mg	1mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.089g	0.076g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.034g	0.053g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.171g	0.102g	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%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.007g	N/A