Lima beans vs. Muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between lima beans and muffin?

Lima beans are richer in fiber, copper, iron, and potassium, yet muffin is richer in vitamin K, choline, and vitamin E.
Muffin's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 31% higher.
Lima beans have 6 times more fiber than muffin. Lima beans have 7g of fiber, while muffin has 1.1g.
Lima beans contain less saturated fat.
Lima beans have a lower glycemic index than muffin.

We used Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Muffins, blueberry, commercially prepared (Includes mini-muffins) 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.

Lima beans

Muffin

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+330%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+319.8%
Contains more IronIron	+83.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+291.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+156.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+14.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+158.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+31.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+82.2%

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

Muffin

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+302.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+72.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+805.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+196.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+236.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+11.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1860%
Contains more CholineCholine	+184.6%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.168mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	0.171g	8.103g	53%
Vitamin K	2µg	39.2µg	31%
Fats	0.38g	16.07g	24%
Fiber	7g	1.1g	24%
Copper	0.235mg	0.06mg	19%
Sodium	2mg	336mg	15%
Iron	2.39mg	1.3mg	14%
Calories	115kcal	375kcal	13%
Saturated fat	0.089g	2.844g	13%
Monounsaturated fat	0.034g	4.822g	12%
Potassium	508mg	121mg	11%
Choline	32.5mg	92.5mg	11%
Carbs	20.88g	53g	11%
Cholesterol	0mg	30mg	10%
Vitamin E	0.18mg	1.63mg	10%
Folate	83µg	48µg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.161mg	0.04mg	9%
Magnesium	43mg	10mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.163mg	8%
Protein	7.8g	4.49g	7%
Selenium	4.5µg	8.2µg	7%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.16µg	7%
Starch		16.31g	7%
Vitamin B3	0.421mg	1.418mg	6%
Phosphorus	111mg	146mg	5%
Zinc	0.95mg	0.37mg	5%
Manganese	0.516mg	0.449mg	3%
Calcium	17mg	44mg	3%
Vitamin A	0µg	21µg	2%
Fructose		1.21g	2%
Vitamin B5	0.422mg	0.47mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.161mg	0.168mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.9mg	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Vitamin D	0IU	4IU	1%
Net carbs	13.88g	51.9g	N/A
Sugar	2.9g	31.47g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	0.2g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.066mg	0%
Threonine	0.337mg	0.181mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.411mg	0.224mg	0%
Leucine	0.673mg	0.421mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	0.199mg	0%
Methionine	0.099mg	0.115mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.449mg	0.277mg	0%
Valine	0.469mg	0.257mg	0%
Histidine	0.238mg	0.128mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		1.022g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.048g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		6.911g	N/A