Lima beans vs. Pinto beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between lima beans and pinto beans
- Lima beans have less folate, fiber, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and vitamin E.
- Pinto beans covers your daily folate needs 22% more than lima beans.
- Pinto beans contains 9 times less sugar than lima beans. Lima beans contain 2.9g of sugar, while pinto beans contains 0.34g.
Food varieties used in this article are Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, pinto, 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.
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +16.5% |
Contains more IronIron | +14.4% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +13.9% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +16.3% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +170.6% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +32.4% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -50% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +37.8% |
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 B3Vitamin B3 | +32.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +101% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +422.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +19.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +12.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +42.2% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +75% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +107.2% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Folate | 83µg | 172µg | 22% |
Fiber | 7g | 9g | 8% |
Starch | 15.15g | 6% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.161mg | 0.229mg | 5% |
Vitamin E | 0.18mg | 0.94mg | 5% |
Phosphorus | 111mg | 147mg | 5% |
Iron | 2.39mg | 2.09mg | 4% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.422mg | 0.21mg | 4% |
Manganese | 0.516mg | 0.453mg | 3% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.161mg | 0.193mg | 3% |
Calcium | 17mg | 46mg | 3% |
Selenium | 4.5µg | 6.2µg | 3% |
Protein | 7.8g | 9.01g | 2% |
Potassium | 508mg | 436mg | 2% |
Copper | 0.235mg | 0.219mg | 2% |
Magnesium | 43mg | 50mg | 2% |
Carbs | 20.88g | 26.22g | 2% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.421mg | 0.318mg | 1% |
Vitamin K | 2µg | 3.5µg | 1% |
Choline | 32.5mg | 35.3mg | 1% |
Calories | 115kcal | 143kcal | 1% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.055mg | 0.062mg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 0.8mg | 1% |
Fats | 0.38g | 0.65g | 0% |
Net carbs | 13.88g | 17.22g | N/A |
Sugar | 2.9g | 0.34g | N/A |
Zinc | 0.95mg | 0.98mg | 0% |
Sodium | 2mg | 1mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.089g | 0.136g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.034g | 0.133g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.171g | 0.235g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.092mg | 0.108mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.337mg | 0.331mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.411mg | 0.426mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.673mg | 0.765mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.523mg | 0.63mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.099mg | 0.117mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.449mg | 0.531mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.469mg | 0.519mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.238mg | 0.247mg | 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:
9.01 g
Fats:
0.65 g
Carbs:
26.22 g
Water:
62.95 g
Other:
1.17 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +15.5% |
Contains more FatsFats | +71.1% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +25.6% |
~equal in
Water
~62.95g
~equal in
Other
~1.17g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.171 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.136 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.133 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.235 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -34.6% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +291.2% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +37.4% |