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Lima beans vs. Shallot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lima beans and shallot different?

  • Lima beans are higher in copper, fiber, iron, folate, manganese, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and selenium; however, shallot is richer in vitamin B6 and vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for lima beans is 16% higher.
  • Lima beans contain 4 times more selenium than shallot. While lima beans contain 4.5µg of selenium, shallot contains only 1.2µg.

Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Shallots, raw are the varieties used 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 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +104.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +52.1%
Contains more IronIron +99.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +167%
Contains more ZincZinc +137.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +85%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +76.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +275%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +117.6%

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 27% 0% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +350%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +168.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +175%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +110.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +45.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +150%
Contains more FolateFolate +144.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +187.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +114.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lima beans Shallot DV% diff.
Copper 0.235mg 0.088mg 16%
Fiber 7g 3.2g 15%
Iron 2.39mg 1.2mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.345mg 14%
Folate 83µg 34µg 12%
Protein 7.8g 2.5g 11%
Manganese 0.516mg 0.292mg 10%
Vitamin C 0mg 8mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.161mg 0.06mg 8%
Phosphorus 111mg 60mg 7%
Selenium 4.5µg 1.2µg 6%
Zinc 0.95mg 0.4mg 5%
Magnesium 43mg 21mg 5%
Potassium 508mg 334mg 5%
Choline 32.5mg 11.3mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.02mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.29mg 3%
Calories 115kcal 72kcal 2%
Calcium 17mg 37mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.04mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 0.039g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.421mg 0.2mg 1%
Carbs 20.88g 16.8g 1%
Vitamin K 2µg 0.8µg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 13.88g 13.6g N/A
Sugar 2.9g 7.87g N/A
Sodium 2mg 12mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.014g 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.098mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.411mg 0.106mg 0%
Leucine 0.673mg 0.149mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0.125mg 0%
Methionine 0.099mg 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.469mg 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 0.043mg 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% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +212%
Contains more FatsFats +280%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +24.3%
Contains more OtherOther +43.8%
Contains more WaterWater +14.3%

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
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +142.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +338.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.9%

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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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/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.