Lima beans vs. Shiitake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between lima beans and shiitake
- Lima beans have more iron, fiber, folate, manganese, vitamin B1, and copper; however, shiitake is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6.
- Lima beans cover your daily iron needs 25% more than shiitake.
- Shiitake has 11 times less vitamin B1 than lima beans. Lima beans have 0.161mg of vitamin B1, while shiitake has 0.015mg.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Mushrooms, shiitake, 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +115% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +750% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +67.1% |
Contains more IronIron | +482.9% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +65.5% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -77.8% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +124.3% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +26.7% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +973.3% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +538.5% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +294.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +820.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +255.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +82% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Iron | 2.39mg | 0.41mg | 25% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.422mg | 1.5mg | 22% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.421mg | 3.877mg | 22% |
Folate | 83µg | 13µg | 18% |
Fiber | 7g | 2.5g | 18% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.161mg | 0.015mg | 12% |
Manganese | 0.516mg | 0.23mg | 12% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.055mg | 0.217mg | 12% |
Protein | 7.8g | 2.24g | 11% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.161mg | 0.293mg | 10% |
Copper | 0.235mg | 0.142mg | 10% |
Choline | 32.5mg | 6% | |
Potassium | 508mg | 304mg | 6% |
Carbs | 20.88g | 6.79g | 5% |
Magnesium | 43mg | 20mg | 5% |
Calories | 115kcal | 34kcal | 4% |
Selenium | 4.5µg | 5.7µg | 2% |
Calcium | 17mg | 2mg | 2% |
Vitamin D | 0IU | 18IU | 2% |
Vitamin K | 2µg | 2% | |
Vitamin D | 0µg | 0.4µg | 2% |
Vitamin E | 0.18mg | 1% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.171g | 1% | |
Zinc | 0.95mg | 1.03mg | 1% |
Fats | 0.38g | 0.49g | 0% |
Net carbs | 13.88g | 4.29g | N/A |
Sugar | 2.9g | 2.38g | N/A |
Phosphorus | 111mg | 112mg | 0% |
Sodium | 2mg | 9mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.089g | 0% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.034g | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.092mg | 0.011mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.337mg | 0.134mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.411mg | 0.111mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.673mg | 0.189mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.523mg | 0.134mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.099mg | 0.033mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.449mg | 0.111mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.469mg | 0.145mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.238mg | 0.056mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
7.8 g
Fats:
0.38 g
Carbs:
20.88 g
Water:
69.79 g
Other:
1.15 g
Protein:
2.24 g
Fats:
0.49 g
Carbs:
6.79 g
Water:
89.74 g
Other:
0.74 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +248.2% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +207.5% |
Contains more OtherOther | +55.4% |
Contains more FatsFats | +28.9% |
Contains more WaterWater | +28.6% |