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Lima beans vs. Mung beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lima beans and mung beans

  • Lima beans have more iron, manganese, copper, vitamin B6, and potassium, while mung beans have more folate.
  • Mung beans cover your daily need for folate, 19% more than lima beans.
  • Lima beans contain 2 times more vitamin B6 than mung beans. While lima beans contain 0.161mg of vitamin B6, mung beans contain only 0.067mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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 34% 8.1% 23% 53% 52% 23% 42% 0.26% 39% 14%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +91%
Contains more IronIron +70.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +50.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +13.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +73.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +80%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +11.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +58.8%
~equal in Sodium ~2mg

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 3.3% 0.33% 3% 0% 41% 14% 11% 25% 15% 0% 6.8% 119% 16%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +20%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +140.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +10.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +37.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +35%
Contains more FolateFolate +91.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.164mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.41mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~29.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lima beans Mung beans DV% diff.
Folate 83µg 159µg 19%
Iron 2.39mg 1.4mg 12%
Copper 0.235mg 0.156mg 9%
Manganese 0.516mg 0.298mg 9%
Potassium 508mg 266mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.067mg 7%
Selenium 4.5µg 2.5µg 4%
Phosphorus 111mg 99mg 2%
Protein 7.8g 7.02g 2%
Fiber 7g 7.6g 2%
Magnesium 43mg 48mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.421mg 0.577mg 1%
Choline 32.5mg 29.4mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 1mg 1%
Calories 115kcal 105kcal 1%
Calcium 17mg 27mg 1%
Zinc 0.95mg 0.84mg 1%
Vitamin K 2µg 2.7µg 1%
Carbs 20.88g 19.15g 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 13.88g 11.55g N/A
Sugar 2.9g 2g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.15mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.161mg 0.164mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.061mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.41mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.116g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.054g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 0.128g 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.076mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.23mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.411mg 0.297mg 0%
Leucine 0.673mg 0.544mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0.49mg 0%
Methionine 0.099mg 0.084mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 0.425mg 0%
Valine 0.469mg 0.364mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 0.205mg 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% 19% 73%
Protein: 7.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 19.15 g
Water: 72.66 g
Other: 0.79 g
Contains more OtherOther +45.6%
~equal in Protein ~7.02g
~equal in Fats ~0.38g
~equal in Carbs ~19.15g
~equal in Water ~72.66g

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
39% 18% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.116 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.054 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.128 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -23.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +33.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +58.8%

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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. Mung beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174257/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.