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Lima beans vs. Parsley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lima beans and parsley different?

  • Lima beans are higher in manganese, fiber, copper, and selenium; however, parsley is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, folate, and calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for parsley is 1365% higher.
  • Lima beans contain 45 times more selenium than parsley. While lima beans contain 4.5µg of selenium, parsley contains only 0.1µg.

Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Parsley, fresh are the varieties used in this article.

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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 36% 41% 49% 233% 50% 29% 25% 7.3% 21% 0.55%
Contains more CopperCopper +57.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +91.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +222.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4400%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +16.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +711.8%
Contains more IronIron +159.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +12.6%
~equal in Potassium ~554mg

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 443% 140% 15% 0% 22% 23% 25% 24% 21% 0% 4100% 114% 7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +87.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +78.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +153.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +316.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +78.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +211.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +81900%
Contains more FolateFolate +83.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.4mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lima beans Parsley DV% diff.
Vitamin K 2µg 1640µg 1365%
Vitamin C 0mg 133mg 148%
Iron 2.39mg 6.2mg 48%
Vitamin A 0µg 421µg 47%
Folate 83µg 152µg 17%
Manganese 0.516mg 0.16mg 15%
Fiber 7g 3.3g 15%
Calcium 17mg 138mg 12%
Copper 0.235mg 0.149mg 10%
Protein 7.8g 2.97g 10%
Selenium 4.5µg 0.1µg 8%
Phosphorus 111mg 58mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.161mg 0.086mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.421mg 1.313mg 6%
Carbs 20.88g 6.33g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.09mg 5%
Choline 32.5mg 12.8mg 4%
Calories 115kcal 36kcal 4%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.75mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.098mg 3%
Magnesium 43mg 50mg 2%
Sodium 2mg 56mg 2%
Fats 0.38g 0.79g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.295g 1%
Potassium 508mg 554mg 1%
Zinc 0.95mg 1.07mg 1%
Net carbs 13.88g 3.03g N/A
Sugar 2.9g 0.85g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.132g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 0.124g 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.045mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.122mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.411mg 0.118mg 0%
Leucine 0.673mg 0.204mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0.181mg 0%
Methionine 0.099mg 0.042mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 0.145mg 0%
Valine 0.469mg 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 0.061mg 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
3% 6% 88% 2%
Protein: 2.97 g
Fats: 0.79 g
Carbs: 6.33 g
Water: 87.71 g
Other: 2.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +162.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +229.9%
Contains more FatsFats +107.9%
Contains more WaterWater +25.7%
Contains more OtherOther +91.3%

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
24% 54% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.132 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.295 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.124 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -32.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +37.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +767.6%

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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. Parsley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170416/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.