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Lima beans vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between lima beans and pita

  • Lima beans have more fiber, folate, iron, potassium, vitamin B6, and copper; however, pita is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and calcium.
  • Pita covers your daily sodium needs 23% more than lima beans.
  • Pita contains 5 times less vitamin B6 than lima beans. Lima beans contain 0.161mg of vitamin B6, while pita contains 0.034mg.
  • Lima beans have less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of pita is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Bread, pita, white, unenriched.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 26% 11% 53% 56% 23% 42% 70% 63% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +65.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +323.3%
Contains more IronIron +70.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +39.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +13.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +405.9%
~equal in Manganese ~0.481mg

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%
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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% 0% 0% 67% 22% 40% 24% 7.8% 0% 0% 18% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +373.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +245.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +65.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +76.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +408.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.397mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lima beans Pita DV% diff.
Sodium 2mg 536mg 23%
Fiber 7g 2.2g 19%
Folate 83µg 24µg 15%
Carbs 20.88g 55.7g 12%
Iron 2.39mg 1.4mg 12%
Potassium 508mg 120mg 11%
Vitamin B3 0.421mg 2.142mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.034mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.161mg 0.267mg 9%
Calories 115kcal 275kcal 8%
Selenium 4.5µg 8%
Calcium 17mg 86mg 7%
Copper 0.235mg 0.168mg 7%
Choline 32.5mg 6%
Magnesium 43mg 26mg 4%
Protein 7.8g 9.1g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.097mg 3%
Manganese 0.516mg 0.481mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 0.535g 2%
Phosphorus 111mg 97mg 2%
Vitamin K 2µg 2%
Zinc 0.95mg 0.84mg 1%
Fats 0.38g 1.2g 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1%
Net carbs 13.88g 53.5g N/A
Sugar 2.9g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.397mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.166g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.105g 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.411mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.673mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.099mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.469mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 0.195mg 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
Pita
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9% 56% 32% 2%
Protein: 9.1 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 55.7 g
Water: 32.1 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more WaterWater +117.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +16.7%
Contains more FatsFats +215.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +166.8%
Contains more OtherOther +65.2%

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
Pita
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21% 13% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.166 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.105 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.535 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -46.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +208.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +212.9%

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. Pita - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172816/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.