Lima beans vs. Hash browns — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lima beans and hash browns different?

Lima beans are richer in iron, folate, fiber, manganese, copper, and selenium, while hash browns are higher in vitamin E and vitamin B3.
Hash browns cover your daily need for sodium, 25% more than lima beans.
Lima beans contain 11 times more selenium than hash browns. Lima beans contain 4.5µg of selenium, while hash browns contain 0.4µg.
Lima beans are lower in saturated fat.
Hash browns have a higher glycemic index (56) than lima beans (32).

Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Fast foods, potatoes, hash browns, round pieces or patty 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.

Lima beans

Hash browns

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+104.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+43.1%
Contains more IronIron	+298.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+135%
Contains more ZincZinc	+163.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+13.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+226.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1025%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+11.8%

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

Hash browns

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+17.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+44.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+591.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+82.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1355.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+336.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+15.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+395%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.38mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	0.171g	5.665g	37%
Fats	0.38g	17.04g	26%
Sodium	2mg	566mg	25%
Iron	2.39mg	0.6mg	22%
Monounsaturated fat	0.034g	7.827g	19%
Folate	83µg	12µg	18%
Fiber	7g	2.7g	17%
Manganese	0.516mg	0.158mg	16%
Vitamin E	0.18mg	2.62mg	16%
Copper	0.235mg	0.1mg	15%
Saturated fat	0.089g	2.54g	11%
Starch		25.74g	11%
Protein	7.8g	2.58g	10%
Vitamin B3	0.421mg	1.838mg	9%
Calories	115kcal	272kcal	8%
Selenium	4.5µg	0.4µg	7%
Vitamin K	2µg	9.9µg	7%
Vitamin C	0mg	5.4mg	6%
Potassium	508mg	355mg	5%
Magnesium	43mg	21mg	5%
Zinc	0.95mg	0.36mg	5%
Choline	32.5mg	17.8mg	3%
Carbs	20.88g	28.88g	3%
Phosphorus	111mg	98mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.161mg	0.137mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.161mg	0.186mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.422mg	0.38mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.038mg	1%
Net carbs	13.88g	26.18g	N/A
Calcium	17mg	19mg	0%
Sugar	2.9g	0.56g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	0.056g	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%
Fructose		0.24g	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.441g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.03g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		5.131g	N/A