Lima beans vs. Kohlrabi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lima beans and kohlrabi

Lima beans have more iron, folate, manganese, fiber, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, zinc, and selenium, while kohlrabi has more vitamin C.
Kohlrabi covers your daily need for vitamin C, 69% more than lima beans.
Lima beans contain 32 times more zinc than kohlrabi. While lima beans contain 0.95mg of zinc, kohlrabi contains only 0.03mg.
Kohlrabi has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of kohlrabi is 20, while the glycemic index of lima beans is 32.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Kohlrabi, 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.

Lima beans

Kohlrabi

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+126.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+45.1%
Contains more IronIron	+497.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+82.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+3066.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+141.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+271.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+542.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+41.2%

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.

Lima beans

Kohlrabi

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+222%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+175%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+155.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1900%
Contains more FolateFolate	+418.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+164.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+166.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.4mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.15mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	0mg	62mg	69%
Iron	2.39mg	0.4mg	25%
Folate	83µg	16µg	17%
Manganese	0.516mg	0.139mg	16%
Fiber	7g	3.6g	14%
Protein	7.8g	1.7g	12%
Copper	0.235mg	0.129mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.161mg	0.05mg	9%
Phosphorus	111mg	46mg	9%
Zinc	0.95mg	0.03mg	8%
Selenium	4.5µg	0.7µg	7%
Magnesium	43mg	19mg	6%
Carbs	20.88g	6.2g	5%
Vitamin B5	0.422mg	0.165mg	5%
Potassium	508mg	350mg	5%
Choline	32.5mg	12.3mg	4%
Calories	115kcal	27kcal	4%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.02mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.18mg	0.48mg	2%
Vitamin K	2µg	0.1µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.171g	0.048g	1%
Sodium	2mg	20mg	1%
Calcium	17mg	24mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.161mg	0.15mg	1%
Fats	0.38g	0.1g	0%
Net carbs	13.88g	2.6g	N/A
Sugar	2.9g	2.6g	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	2µg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.421mg	0.4mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.089g	0.013g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.034g	0.007g	0%
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.01mg	0%
Threonine	0.337mg	0.049mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.411mg	0.078mg	0%
Leucine	0.673mg	0.067mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	0.056mg	0%
Methionine	0.099mg	0.013mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.449mg	0.039mg	0%
Valine	0.469mg	0.05mg	0%
Histidine	0.238mg	0.019mg	0%