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Lima beans vs. Lettuce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between lima beans and lettuce

  • Lima beans have more copper, fiber, iron, phosphorus, manganese, folate, and potassium; however, lettuce is higher in vitamin A, vitamin K, and vitamin C.
  • Lettuce covers your daily vitamin A needs 148% more than lima beans.
  • Lettuce contains 8 times less copper than lima beans. Lima beans contain 0.235mg of copper, while lettuce contains 0.029mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Lettuce, green leaf, 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 9.3% 11% 17% 32% 9.7% 4.9% 12% 3.7% 33% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +230.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +161.9%
Contains more IronIron +177.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +710.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +427.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +282.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +106.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +650%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +111.8%

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 31% 123% 4.4% 0% 18% 18% 7% 8% 21% 0% 316% 29% 7.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +130%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +12.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +214.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +78.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +118.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +139%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +45.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6215%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lima beans Lettuce DV% diff.
Vitamin K 2µg 126.3µg 104%
Vitamin A 0µg 370µg 41%
Fiber 7g 1.3g 23%
Copper 0.235mg 0.029mg 23%
Iron 2.39mg 0.86mg 19%
Protein 7.8g 1.36g 13%
Phosphorus 111mg 29mg 12%
Manganese 0.516mg 0.25mg 12%
Folate 83µg 38µg 11%
Vitamin C 0mg 9.2mg 10%
Potassium 508mg 194mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.161mg 0.07mg 8%
Zinc 0.95mg 0.18mg 7%
Magnesium 43mg 13mg 7%
Selenium 4.5µg 0.6µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.134mg 6%
Carbs 20.88g 2.87g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.09mg 5%
Calories 115kcal 15kcal 5%
Choline 32.5mg 13.6mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.08mg 2%
Calcium 17mg 36mg 2%
Fructose 0.43g 1%
Sodium 2mg 28mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 0.082g 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.15g 0%
Net carbs 13.88g 1.57g N/A
Sugar 2.9g 0.78g N/A
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.22mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.421mg 0.375mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.02g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.006g 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.059mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.411mg 0.084mg 0%
Leucine 0.673mg 0.079mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.099mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 0.055mg 0%
Valine 0.469mg 0.07mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 0.022mg 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% 95%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 2.87 g
Water: 94.98 g
Other: 0.64 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +473.5%
Contains more FatsFats +153.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +627.5%
Contains more OtherOther +79.7%
Contains more WaterWater +36.1%

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
19% 6% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.02 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.082 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +466.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +108.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.5%

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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. Lettuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169249/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.