Lima beans vs. Semolina — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lima beans and semolina different?

Lima beans are richer in fiber, iron, folate, and potassium, while semolina is higher in vitamin B3, selenium, manganese, vitamin B6, carbs, and phosphorus.
Semolina covers your daily need for vitamin B3 29% more than lima beans.
Lima beans contain 10 times more folate than semolina. Lima beans contain 83µg of folate, while semolina contains 8µg.
Semolina has a higher glycemic index (54) than lima beans (32).

Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, unenriched, dry types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Lima beans

Semolina

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+59.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+192%
Contains more IronIron	+223%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+317.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+20.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+37.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+100.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+342.2%

~equal in Zinc ~1.02mg

~equal in Sodium ~2mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Lima beans

Semolina

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+500%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1900%
Contains more FolateFolate	+937.5%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+39.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1099%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+59.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+180.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.05mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	0.421mg	5.048mg	29%
Starch		68.29g	28%
Selenium	4.5µg	19.9µg	28%
Manganese	0.516mg	1.035mg	23%
Vitamin B6	0.161mg	0.452mg	22%
Iron	2.39mg	0.74mg	21%
Fiber	7g	1.8g	21%
Carbs	20.88g	80.89g	20%
Folate	83µg	8µg	19%
Calories	115kcal	374kcal	13%
Potassium	508mg	174mg	10%
Phosphorus	111mg	153mg	6%
Choline	32.5mg		6%
Calcium	17mg	71mg	5%
Copper	0.235mg	0.284mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.161mg	0.224mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.422mg	0.672mg	5%
Magnesium	43mg	27mg	4%
Vitamin K	2µg	0.1µg	2%
Protein	7.8g	7.51g	1%
Fats	0.38g	1.03g	1%
Zinc	0.95mg	1.02mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.18mg	0.03mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.089g	0.294g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.034g	0.258g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.171g	0.322g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.8g	2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	147kcal	498kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	87g	27g	N/A
Net carbs	13.88g	79.09g	N/A
Sugar	2.9g	0.33g	N/A
Sodium	2mg	2mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.05mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.103mg	0%
Threonine	0.337mg	0.271mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.411mg	0.339mg	0%
Leucine	0.673mg	0.656mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	0.215mg	0%
Methionine	0.099mg	0.183mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.449mg	0.398mg	0%
Valine	0.469mg	0.47mg	0%
Histidine	0.238mg	0.185mg	0%
Fructose		0.02g	0%