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Lima beans vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lima beans and ginger different?

  • Lima beans are richer in iron, fiber, folate, manganese, vitamin B1, phosphorus, selenium, and zinc, while ginger is higher in vitamin C.
  • Lima beans cover your daily need for iron, 22% more than ginger.
  • Lima beans contain 8 times more folate than ginger. Lima beans contain 83µg of folate, while ginger contains 11µg.
  • Lima beans have a higher glycemic index (32) than ginger (10).

Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Ginger root, raw types were used 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 4.8% 37% 23% 75% 9.3% 15% 1.7% 30% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.4%
Contains more IronIron +298.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +179.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +226.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +125.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +542.9%
~equal in Magnesium ~43mg
~equal in Calcium ~16mg
~equal in Copper ~0.226mg

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%
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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 17% 0% 5.2% 0% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3% 16%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +544%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +61.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +107.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1900%
Contains more FolateFolate +654.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +12.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +44.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +78.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.16mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lima beans Ginger DV% diff.
Iron 2.39mg 0.6mg 22%
Fiber 7g 2g 20%
Folate 83µg 11µg 18%
Manganese 0.516mg 0.229mg 12%
Protein 7.8g 1.82g 12%
Vitamin B1 0.161mg 0.025mg 11%
Phosphorus 111mg 34mg 11%
Selenium 4.5µg 0.7µg 7%
Vitamin C 0mg 5mg 6%
Zinc 0.95mg 0.34mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.203mg 4%
Potassium 508mg 415mg 3%
Vitamin K 2µg 0.1µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.421mg 0.75mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.034mg 2%
Calories 115kcal 80kcal 2%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.26mg 1%
Carbs 20.88g 17.77g 1%
Choline 32.5mg 28.8mg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.75g 1%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.203g 1%
Copper 0.235mg 0.226mg 1%
Net carbs 13.88g 15.77g N/A
Magnesium 43mg 43mg 0%
Calcium 17mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 2.9g 1.7g N/A
Sodium 2mg 13mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.16mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.154g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.411mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.673mg 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.099mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.469mg 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 0.03mg 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
Ginger
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2% 18% 79%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 17.77 g
Water: 78.89 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +328.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +17.5%
Contains more OtherOther +49.4%
Contains more FatsFats +97.4%
Contains more WaterWater +13%

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
Ginger
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40% 30% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.154 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -56.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +352.9%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.154g

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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. Ginger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169231/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.