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Lima beans vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lima beans and lentil

  • Lentil has more folate, iron, and phosphorus than lima beans.
  • Lentil's daily need coverage for folate is 25% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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%
Lentil
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 5.7% 33% 125% 84% 35% 77% 0.26% 64% 15%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +19.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +37.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +60.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +11.8%
Contains more IronIron +39.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +62.2%
~equal in Copper ~0.251mg
~equal in Sodium ~2mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.494mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 3.6% 40% 13% 7.9% 25% 37% 0% 5% 62%
Lentil
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 5% 0% 0% 2.2% 42% 17% 20% 38% 41% 0% 4.3% 136%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +63.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +17.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +32.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +151.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +51.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +10.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +118.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.169mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lima beans Lentil DV% diff.
Folate 83µg 181µg 25%
Iron 2.39mg 3.33mg 12%
Phosphorus 111mg 180mg 10%
Potassium 508mg 369mg 4%
Fiber 7g 7.9g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.421mg 1.06mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.638mg 4%
Zinc 0.95mg 1.27mg 3%
Selenium 4.5µg 2.8µg 3%
Protein 7.8g 9.02g 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.5mg 2%
Magnesium 43mg 36mg 2%
Copper 0.235mg 0.251mg 2%
Manganese 0.516mg 0.494mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.161mg 0.169mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.073mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.178mg 1%
Calories 115kcal 116kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 6.8g 7.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 147kcal 129kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 87g 86g N/A
Fats 0.38g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 13.88g 12.23g N/A
Carbs 20.88g 20.13g 0%
Calcium 17mg 19mg 0%
Sugar 2.9g 1.8g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.11mg 0%
Vitamin K 2µg 1.7µg 0%
Choline 32.5mg 32.7mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.064g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 0.175g 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.411mg 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.673mg 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.099mg 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.469mg 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 0.254mg 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
Lentil
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9% 20% 70%
Protein: 9.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 69.64 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +15.6%
~equal in Fats ~0.38g
~equal in Carbs ~20.13g
~equal in Water ~69.64g

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
Lentil
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18% 22% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -40.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +88.2%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.175g

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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. Lentil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172421/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.