Lima beans vs. Ice cream sandwich — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lima beans and ice cream sandwich

Lima beans have more fiber, iron, folate, potassium, and vitamin B6; however, ice cream sandwich is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and calcium.
Lima beans cover your daily fiber needs 28% more than ice cream sandwich.
Ice cream sandwich has 9 times less iron than lima beans. Lima beans have 2.39mg of iron, while ice cream sandwich has 0.26mg.
Lima beans contain less saturated fat.
Ice cream sandwich has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of ice cream sandwich is 61, while the glycemic index of lima beans is 32.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Ice cream sandwich.

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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

Ice cream sandwich

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+48.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+341.7%
Contains more IronIron	+819.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+58.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+54.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+35.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+45.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+405.9%

~equal in Copper ~0.254mg

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

Ice cream sandwich

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+45%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+101.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+475%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+53.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+144.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+306.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+165.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+272%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fiber	7g	0g	28%
Iron	2.39mg	0.26mg	27%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.171g	2.272g	14%
Fats	0.38g	8.57g	13%
Potassium	508mg	115mg	12%
Folate	83µg	34µg	12%
Vitamin A	0µg	86µg	10%
Saturated fat	0.089g	2.317g	10%
Vitamin B6	0.161mg	0.028mg	10%
Vitamin B3	0.421mg	1.566mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.034g	2.661g	7%
Cholesterol	0mg	21mg	7%
Calcium	17mg	86mg	7%
Protein	7.8g	4.29g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.146mg	7%
Manganese	0.516mg	0.381mg	6%
Calories	115kcal	237kcal	6%
Sodium	2mg	129mg	6%
Phosphorus	111mg	72mg	6%
Carbs	20.88g	37.14g	5%
Vitamin B1	0.161mg	0.111mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.422mg	0.209mg	4%
Choline	32.5mg	8mg	4%
Magnesium	43mg	29mg	3%
Selenium	4.5µg	3.1µg	3%
Zinc	0.95mg	0.6mg	3%
Copper	0.235mg	0.254mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.05µg	2%
Caffeine	0mg	4mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.18mg	0.4mg	1%
Vitamin K	2µg	1.3µg	1%
Net carbs	13.88g	37.14g	N/A
Sugar	2.9g	18.57g	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%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A