Lima beans vs. Lasagne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lima beans and lasagne different?

Lima beans are higher in fiber, iron, copper, folate, manganese, and potassium; however, lasagne is richer in selenium and vitamin B12.
Daily need coverage for fiber for lima beans is 21% higher.
Lima beans contain 3 times more folate than lasagne. While lima beans contain 83µg of folate, lasagne contains only 24µg.
Lima beans have less saturated fat.

Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Lasagna with meat sauce, frozen, prepared are the varieties 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

Lasagne

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+115%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+159.2%
Contains more IronIron	+236.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+161.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+167.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+417.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+253.3%

~equal in Zinc ~0.87mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~115mg

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

Lasagne

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+130%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+30.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+32%
Contains more FolateFolate	+245.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+40.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+372.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+34.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+262.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+250%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	4.5µg	15.9µg	21%
Fiber	7g	1.7g	21%
Iron	2.39mg	0.71mg	21%
Copper	0.235mg	0.09mg	16%
Sodium	2mg	373mg	16%
Folate	83µg	24µg	15%
Manganese	0.516mg	0.193mg	14%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.33µg	14%
Saturated fat	0.089g	2.348g	10%
Potassium	508mg	196mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.161mg	0.07mg	8%
Calcium	17mg	88mg	7%
Vitamin B3	0.421mg	1.528mg	7%
Fats	0.38g	4.92g	7%
Cholesterol	0mg	17mg	6%
Magnesium	43mg	20mg	5%
Vitamin A	0µg	41µg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	0.034g	1.758g	4%
Starch		9.83g	4%
Vitamin K	2µg	7µg	4%
Vitamin E	0.18mg	0.85mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.161mg	0.122mg	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	2.5mg	3%
Choline	32.5mg	23.2mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.171g	0.433g	2%
Carbs	20.88g	15.36g	2%
Vitamin B5	0.422mg	0.323mg	2%
Fructose		1.04g	1%
Calories	115kcal	135kcal	1%
Protein	7.8g	7.28g	1%
Phosphorus	111mg	115mg	1%
Zinc	0.95mg	0.87mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.074mg	1%
Net carbs	13.88g	13.66g	N/A
Vitamin D	0IU	1IU	0%
Sugar	2.9g	3.11g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	0.196g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.085mg	0%
Threonine	0.337mg	0.219mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.411mg	0.224mg	0%
Leucine	0.673mg	0.578mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	0.486mg	0%
Methionine	0.099mg	0.164mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.449mg	0.329mg	0%
Valine	0.469mg	0.285mg	0%
Histidine	0.238mg	0.183mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.026g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.322g	N/A