Lima beans vs. Brazil nut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lima beans and brazil nut

Lima beans have more folate; however, brazil nut is richer in selenium, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B1, vitamin E, manganese, and zinc.
Brazil nut covers your daily selenium needs 3477% more than lima beans.
Brazil nut has 4 times less folate than lima beans. Lima beans have 83µg of folate, while brazil nut has 22µg.
Lima beans contain less saturated fat.
Lima beans have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of lima beans is 32, while the glycemic index of brazil nut is 10.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched.

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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

Brazil nut

Contains less SodiumSodium

-33.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+774.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+841.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+29.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+641.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+327.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+553.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+137%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+42500%

~equal in Iron ~2.43mg

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

Brazil nut

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+57.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+42.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+129.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+59.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+277.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+12.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+3038.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+283.2%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	4.5µg	1917µg	3477%
Copper	0.235mg	1.743mg	168%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.171g	24.399g	162%
Fats	0.38g	67.1g	103%
Phosphorus	111mg	725mg	88%
Magnesium	43mg	376mg	79%
Saturated fat	0.089g	16.134g	73%
Monounsaturated fat	0.034g	23.879g	60%
Vitamin B1	0.161mg	0.617mg	38%
Vitamin E	0.18mg	5.65mg	36%
Manganese	0.516mg	1.223mg	31%
Zinc	0.95mg	4.06mg	28%
Calories	115kcal	659kcal	27%
Folate	83µg	22µg	15%
Calcium	17mg	160mg	14%
Protein	7.8g	14.32g	13%
Vitamin B6	0.161mg	0.101mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.422mg	0.184mg	5%
Potassium	508mg	659mg	4%
Carbs	20.88g	11.74g	3%
Vitamin K	2µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.035mg	2%
Fiber	7g	7.5g	2%
Vitamin B3	0.421mg	0.295mg	1%
Choline	32.5mg	28.8mg	1%
Iron	2.39mg	2.43mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.7mg	1%
Net carbs	13.88g	4.24g	N/A
Sugar	2.9g	2.33g	N/A
Starch		0.25g	0%
Sodium	2mg	3mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.135mg	0%
Threonine	0.337mg	0.365mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.411mg	0.518mg	0%
Leucine	0.673mg	1.19mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	0.49mg	0%
Methionine	0.099mg	1.124mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.449mg	0.639mg	0%
Valine	0.469mg	0.76mg	0%
Histidine	0.238mg	0.409mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.018g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.018g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		23.859g	N/A