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Lima beans vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between lima beans and Mexican tea?

  • Lima beans are richer in fiber, vitamin B1, selenium, and iron, yet Mexican tea is richer in manganese, folate, calcium, vitamin B2, and magnesium.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 112% higher.
  • Lima beans have 6 times more vitamin B1 than Mexican tea. Lima beans have 0.161mg of vitamin B1, while Mexican tea has 0.028mg.

We used Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Epazote, raw types in this comparison.

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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 86% 83% 56% 71% 63% 30% 37% 5.6% 404% 4.9%
Contains more IronIron +27.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +23.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +29.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +181.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1517.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +24.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +15.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +500.4%

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 12% 1% 0% 0% 7% 80% 12% 11% 35% 0% 0% 161% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +475%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +135.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +532.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +51.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +159%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.152mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lima beans Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.516mg 3.098mg 112%
Folate 83µg 215µg 33%
Calcium 17mg 275mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.348mg 23%
Magnesium 43mg 121mg 19%
Protein 7.8g 0.33g 15%
Fiber 7g 3.8g 13%
Vitamin B1 0.161mg 0.028mg 11%
Selenium 4.5µg 0.9µg 7%
Choline 32.5mg 6%
Iron 2.39mg 1.88mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.179mg 5%
Copper 0.235mg 0.19mg 5%
Calories 115kcal 32kcal 4%
Potassium 508mg 633mg 4%
Phosphorus 111mg 86mg 4%
Carbs 20.88g 7.44g 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.6mg 4%
Vitamin K 2µg 2%
Sodium 2mg 43mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1%
Zinc 0.95mg 1.1mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.421mg 0.639mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.152mg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.52g 0%
Net carbs 13.88g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 2.9g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 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
7% 89% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.52 g
Carbs: 7.44 g
Water: 89.21 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2263.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +180.6%
Contains more FatsFats +36.8%
Contains more WaterWater +27.8%
Contains more OtherOther +117.4%

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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. Mexican tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169398/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.