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Lima beans vs. Heart of palm — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between lima beans and heart of palm

  • Lima beans have more fiber, folate, vitamin B1, and iron; however, heart of palm has more vitamin B6, copper, potassium, zinc, vitamin B2, and vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for heart of palm is 50% higher.
  • Heart of palm has 5 times less fiber than lima beans. Lima beans have 7g of fiber, while heart of palm has 1.5g.

Food types used in this article are Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Hearts of palm, 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.
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 7.1% 5.4% 159% 63% 215% 102% 60% 1.8% 0% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +330%
Contains more IronIron +41.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +542.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +255.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +174%
Contains more ZincZinc +292.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.1%
~equal in Calcium ~18mg

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 27% 1% 10% 0% 13% 42% 17% 0% 187% 0% 0% 18% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +222%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +245.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +177.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +227.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +113.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +403.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lima beans Heart of palm DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.81mg 50%
Copper 0.235mg 0.644mg 45%
Potassium 508mg 1806mg 38%
Zinc 0.95mg 3.73mg 25%
Fiber 7g 1.5g 22%
Manganese 0.516mg 22%
Folate 83µg 24µg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.18mg 10%
Protein 7.8g 2.7g 10%
Vitamin B1 0.161mg 0.05mg 9%
Vitamin C 0mg 8mg 9%
Iron 2.39mg 1.69mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 8%
Magnesium 43mg 10mg 8%
Selenium 4.5µg 0.7µg 7%
Choline 32.5mg 0mg 6%
Phosphorus 111mg 140mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.421mg 0.9mg 3%
Vitamin K 2µg 0µg 2%
Carbs 20.88g 25.61g 2%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.5mg 2%
Sodium 2mg 14mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 0.089g 1%
Calories 115kcal 115kcal 0%
Fats 0.38g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 13.88g 24.11g N/A
Calcium 17mg 18mg 0%
Sugar 2.9g 17.16g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.046g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.005g 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%

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
3% 26% 70% 2%
Protein: 2.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 25.61 g
Water: 69.5 g
Other: 1.99 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +188.9%
Contains more FatsFats +90%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22.7%
Contains more OtherOther +73%
~equal in Water ~69.5g

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
33% 4% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.046 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +580%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +92.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -48.3%

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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. Heart of palm - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167714/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.