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Lima beans vs. Seaweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lima beans and seaweed?

  • Lima beans are higher in fiber, manganese, potassium, vitamin B6, and copper, yet seaweed is higher in vitamin K, folate, magnesium, and calcium.
  • Seaweed's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 53% more.
  • Lima beans have 81 times more vitamin B6 than seaweed. While lima beans have 0.161mg of vitamin B6, seaweed has only 0.002mg.
  • The amount of sodium in lima beans is lower.

We used Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Seaweed, kelp, raw types 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 86% 50% 7.9% 107% 43% 34% 18% 30% 26% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +470.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +80.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +164.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +158%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +542.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +181.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +888.2%
Contains more IronIron +19.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +29.5%

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 10% 2% 17% 0% 13% 35% 8.8% 39% 0.46% 0% 165% 135% 7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +222%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +7950%
Contains more CholineCholine +153.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +383.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +172.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +52.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3200%
Contains more FolateFolate +116.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lima beans Seaweed DV% diff.
Vitamin K 2µg 66µg 53%
Folate 83µg 180µg 24%
Fiber 7g 1.3g 23%
Magnesium 43mg 121mg 19%
Calcium 17mg 168mg 15%
Manganese 0.516mg 0.2mg 14%
Copper 0.235mg 0.13mg 12%
Protein 7.8g 1.68g 12%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.002mg 12%
Potassium 508mg 89mg 12%
Sodium 2mg 233mg 10%
Phosphorus 111mg 42mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.161mg 0.05mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.15mg 7%
Selenium 4.5µg 0.7µg 7%
Iron 2.39mg 2.85mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.87mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.642mg 4%
Choline 32.5mg 12.8mg 4%
Calories 115kcal 43kcal 4%
Carbs 20.88g 9.57g 4%
Zinc 0.95mg 1.23mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 3mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 6µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.247g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 0.047g 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.56g 0%
Net carbs 13.88g 8.27g N/A
Sugar 2.9g 0.6g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.421mg 0.47mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.098g 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.055mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.411mg 0.076mg 0%
Leucine 0.673mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0.082mg 0%
Methionine 0.099mg 0.025mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.469mg 0.072mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 0.024mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.004g N/A

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
2% 10% 82% 7%
Protein: 1.68 g
Fats: 0.56 g
Carbs: 9.57 g
Water: 81.58 g
Other: 6.61 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +364.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +118.2%
Contains more FatsFats +47.4%
Contains more WaterWater +16.9%
Contains more OtherOther +474.8%

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
63% 25% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.247 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.098 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +263.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +188.2%

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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. Seaweed - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168457/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.