Lima beans vs. Pigeon pea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between lima beans and pigeon pea

Lima beans have more iron and vitamin B6; however, pigeon pea has more folate.
Daily need coverage for iron for lima beans is 16% higher.
Pigeon pea has 3 times less vitamin B6 than lima beans. Lima beans have 0.161mg of vitamin B6, while pigeon pea has 0.05mg.

Food types used in this article are Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Pigeon peas (red gram), 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.

Lima beans

Pigeon pea

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+32.3%
Contains more IronIron	+115.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-60%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+55.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+152.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+14.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~46mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.9mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~119mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.501mg

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

Pigeon pea

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+32.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+222%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+85.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+33.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.146mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.059mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	2.39mg	1.11mg	16%
Vitamin B6	0.161mg	0.05mg	9%
Folate	83µg	111µg	7%
Choline	32.5mg		6%
Copper	0.235mg	0.269mg	4%
Potassium	508mg	384mg	4%
Selenium	4.5µg	2.9µg	3%
Calcium	17mg	43mg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.421mg	0.781mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.422mg	0.319mg	2%
Protein	7.8g	6.76g	2%
Vitamin K	2µg		2%
Fiber	7g	6.7g	1%
Magnesium	43mg	46mg	1%
Phosphorus	111mg	119mg	1%
Carbs	20.88g	23.25g	1%
Vitamin E	0.18mg		1%
Manganese	0.516mg	0.501mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.161mg	0.146mg	1%
Calories	115kcal	121kcal	0%
Fats	0.38g	0.38g	0%
Net carbs	13.88g	16.55g	N/A
Sugar	2.9g		N/A
Zinc	0.95mg	0.9mg	0%
Sodium	2mg	5mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.059mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.089g	0.083g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.034g	0.003g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.171g	0.205g	0%
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.066mg	0%
Threonine	0.337mg	0.239mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.411mg	0.245mg	0%
Leucine	0.673mg	0.483mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	0.474mg	0%
Methionine	0.099mg	0.076mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.449mg	0.579mg	0%
Valine	0.469mg	0.292mg	0%
Histidine	0.238mg	0.241mg	0%