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Lima beans vs. Potato salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between lima beans and potato salad?

  • Lima beans are richer in fiber, iron, folate, manganese, copper, phosphorus, and potassium, yet potato salad is richer in vitamin C.
  • Potato salad's daily need coverage for sodium is 23% higher.
  • Lima beans have 12 times more folate than potato salad. Lima beans have 83µg of folate, while potato salad has 7µg.
  • Lima beans contain less sodium.
  • Lima beans have a lower glycemic index than potato salad.

We used Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Potato salad, home-prepared types in this comparison.

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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 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +186.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +100%
Contains more IronIron +267.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +99.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +206.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +113.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +410.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +11.8%
~equal in Selenium ~4.1µg

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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +109.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +14.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1085.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +111.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +26.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.06mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lima beans Potato salad DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 3.737g 24%
Sodium 2mg 529mg 23%
Fiber 7g 1.3g 23%
Cholesterol 0mg 68mg 23%
Iron 2.39mg 0.65mg 22%
Folate 83µg 7µg 19%
Manganese 0.516mg 0.101mg 18%
Copper 0.235mg 0.118mg 13%
Fats 0.38g 8.2g 12%
Vitamin C 0mg 10mg 11%
Protein 7.8g 2.68g 10%
Phosphorus 111mg 52mg 8%
Potassium 508mg 254mg 7%
Magnesium 43mg 15mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.161mg 0.077mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 2.48g 6%
Zinc 0.95mg 0.31mg 6%
Choline 32.5mg 6%
Saturated fat 0.089g 1.429g 6%
Vitamin A 0µg 32µg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.421mg 0.89mg 3%
Carbs 20.88g 11.17g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.534mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.141mg 2%
Vitamin K 2µg 2%
Calories 115kcal 143kcal 1%
Selenium 4.5µg 4.1µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1%
Net carbs 13.88g 9.87g N/A
Calcium 17mg 19mg 0%
Sugar 2.9g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.06mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.411mg 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 0.673mg 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.099mg 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.469mg 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 0.062mg 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% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +191%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +86.9%
Contains more FatsFats +2057.9%
Contains more OtherOther +69.6%
~equal in Water ~76g

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
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7194.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2085.4%

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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. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/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.