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Lima beans vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lima beans and marinara sauce different?

  • Lima beans are richer in fiber, iron, folate, copper, manganese, vitamin B1, and phosphorus, while marinara sauce is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin E, and vitamin A.
  • Marinara sauce covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 22% more than lima beans.
  • Lima beans contain 7 times more vitamin B1 than marinara sauce. Lima beans contain 0.161mg of vitamin B1, while marinara sauce contains 0.024mg.

Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium types were 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.
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 13% 8.1% 28% 29% 27% 5.5% 15% 3.9% 18% 6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +138.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +59.2%
Contains more IronIron +206.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +190.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +375%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +226.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +276.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +309.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +58.8%

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 6.7% 11% 48% 0% 6% 14% 73% 0% 40% 0% 35% 9.8% 7.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +570.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +538.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +137.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +10.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +830.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +595%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.173mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lima beans Marinara sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 0.421mg 3.917mg 22%
Fiber 7g 1.8g 21%
Iron 2.39mg 0.78mg 20%
Folate 83µg 13µg 18%
Copper 0.235mg 0.081mg 17%
Manganese 0.516mg 0.137mg 16%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 2.4mg 15%
Protein 7.8g 1.41g 13%
Phosphorus 111mg 34mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.161mg 0.024mg 11%
Vitamin K 2µg 13.9µg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 8%
Zinc 0.95mg 0.2mg 7%
Selenium 4.5µg 1.1µg 6%
Magnesium 43mg 18mg 6%
Potassium 508mg 319mg 6%
Carbs 20.88g 8.06g 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 33µg 4%
Choline 32.5mg 13.7mg 3%
Calories 115kcal 51kcal 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 0.508g 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 2mg 2%
Fats 0.38g 1.48g 2%
Sodium 2mg 30mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.377g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.173mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Calcium 17mg 27mg 1%
Net carbs 13.88g 6.26g N/A
Sugar 2.9g 5.5g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.061mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.17g 0%
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%

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
8% 87%
Protein: 1.41 g
Fats: 1.48 g
Carbs: 8.06 g
Water: 87.39 g
Other: 1.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +453.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +159.1%
Contains more FatsFats +289.5%
Contains more WaterWater +25.2%
Contains more OtherOther +44.3%

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
16% 36% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.17 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.377 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -47.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1008.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +197.1%

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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. Marinara sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171597/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.