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

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Important differences between lima beans and mung beans

  • Mung beans have more folate, copper, iron, vitamin B1, fiber, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B5, manganese, and potassium than lima beans.
  • Mung beans' daily need coverage for folate is 136% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Mung beans, mature seeds, 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 135% 40% 110% 253% 314% 73% 157% 2% 135% 45%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +339.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +676.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +145.3%
Contains more IronIron +182%
Contains more CopperCopper +300.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +182.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +230.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100.6%
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.
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 16% 2% 10% 0% 155% 54% 42% 115% 88% 0% 23% 469% 53%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +183.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +285.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +323.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +434.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +352.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +137.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +350%
Contains more FolateFolate +653%
Contains more CholineCholine +201.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lima beans Mung bean DV% diff.
Folate 83µg 625µg 136%
Copper 0.235mg 0.941mg 78%
Iron 2.39mg 6.74mg 54%
Vitamin B1 0.161mg 0.621mg 38%
Fiber 7g 16.3g 37%
Phosphorus 111mg 367mg 37%
Magnesium 43mg 189mg 35%
Protein 7.8g 23.86g 32%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 1.91mg 30%
Manganese 0.516mg 1.035mg 23%
Potassium 508mg 1246mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.382mg 17%
Zinc 0.95mg 2.68mg 16%
Carbs 20.88g 62.62g 14%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.233mg 14%
Choline 32.5mg 97.9mg 12%
Calories 115kcal 347kcal 12%
Calcium 17mg 132mg 12%
Vitamin B3 0.421mg 2.251mg 11%
Selenium 4.5µg 8.2µg 7%
Vitamin K 2µg 9µg 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.8mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.51mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 0.384g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 6µg 1%
Fats 0.38g 1.15g 1%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.348g 1%
Sodium 2mg 15mg 1%
Net carbs 13.88g 46.32g N/A
Sugar 2.9g 6.6g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.161g 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.782mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.411mg 1.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.673mg 1.847mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 1.664mg 0%
Methionine 0.099mg 0.286mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 1.443mg 0%
Valine 0.469mg 1.237mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 0.695mg 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
24% 63% 9% 3%
Protein: 23.86 g
Fats: 1.15 g
Carbs: 62.62 g
Water: 9.05 g
Other: 3.32 g
Contains more WaterWater +671.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +205.9%
Contains more FatsFats +202.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +199.9%
Contains more OtherOther +188.7%

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 0.348 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.161 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.384 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +373.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +124.6%

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 bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174256/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.