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Lima beans vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lima beans and gingerbread different?

  • Lima beans are richer in folate and phosphorus, while gingerbread is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, manganese, and magnesium.
  • Gingerbread covers your daily need for selenium, 21% more than lima beans.
  • Lima beans contain 3 times more folate than gingerbread. Lima beans contain 83µg of folate, while gingerbread contains 33µg.
  • Lima beans are lower in saturated fat.
  • Gingerbread has a higher glycemic index (86) than lima beans (32).

Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 50% 21% 39% 108% 65% 11% 23% 43% 89% 89%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +20.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +143.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +105.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +62.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +317.6%
Contains more IronIron +20.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +32.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +262.2%

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 0.33% 4.7% 0% 0% 48% 37% 33% 23% 44% 7.5% 0% 25% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +151.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +18%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +194.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +312.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +18%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lima beans Gingerbread DV% diff.
Fiber 7g 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 4.216g 27%
Fats 0.38g 16.4g 25%
Selenium 4.5µg 16.3µg 21%
Saturated fat 0.089g 4.122g 18%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 7.124g 18%
Sodium 2mg 327mg 14%
Folate 83µg 33µg 13%
Calories 115kcal 356kcal 12%
Cholesterol 0mg 32mg 11%
Carbs 20.88g 49.2g 9%
Phosphorus 111mg 54mg 8%
Protein 7.8g 3.9g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.162mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.421mg 1.738mg 8%
Manganese 0.516mg 0.683mg 7%
Iron 2.39mg 2.88mg 6%
Choline 32.5mg 6%
Magnesium 43mg 70mg 6%
Calcium 17mg 71mg 5%
Zinc 0.95mg 0.39mg 5%
Copper 0.235mg 0.195mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.06µg 3%
Vitamin K 2µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.161mg 0.19mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.19mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 14µg 2%
Potassium 508mg 439mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.375mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 13.88g 49.2g N/A
Sugar 2.9g N/A
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.047mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.124mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.411mg 0.151mg 0%
Leucine 0.673mg 0.279mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0.131mg 0%
Methionine 0.099mg 0.08mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.469mg 0.173mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 0.087mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.003g N/A

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
4% 16% 49% 28% 3%
Protein: 3.9 g
Fats: 16.4 g
Carbs: 49.2 g
Water: 28 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +100%
Contains more WaterWater +149.3%
Contains more FatsFats +4215.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +135.6%
Contains more OtherOther +117.4%

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
27% 46% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.122 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.216 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +20852.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2365.5%

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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. Gingerbread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172702/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.