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Lima beans vs. Smoothie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lima beans and smoothie different?

  • Lima beans are higher in fiber, iron, potassium, and vitamin B6; however, smoothie is richer in vitamin C, vitamin B12, and vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for fiber for lima beans is 28% higher.
  • Lima beans contain 21 times more potassium than smoothie. While lima beans contain 508mg of potassium, smoothie contains only 24mg.
  • Lima beans have less sugar.
  • Lima beans have a lower glycemic index (32) than smoothie (44).

Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beverages, V8 SPLASH Smoothies, Strawberry Banana 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 0% 12% 2.1% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2016.7%
Contains more IronIron +1493.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +141.2%

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 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 15% 0% 19% 30% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +96.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +93.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lima beans Smoothie DV% diff.
Iron 2.39mg 0.15mg 28%
Fiber 7g 0g 28%
Vitamin C 0mg 24.5mg 27%
Copper 0.235mg 26%
Manganese 0.516mg 22%
Folate 83µg 21%
Phosphorus 111mg 16%
Potassium 508mg 24mg 14%
Protein 7.8g 1.22g 13%
Vitamin B1 0.161mg 13%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.24µg 10%
Magnesium 43mg 10%
Zinc 0.95mg 9%
Selenium 4.5µg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.082mg 6%
Choline 32.5mg 6%
Calories 115kcal 37kcal 4%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 4%
Carbs 20.88g 8.16g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.421mg 0.816mg 2%
Calcium 17mg 41mg 2%
Vitamin K 2µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 1%
Fats 0.38g 0g 1%
Sodium 2mg 29mg 1%
Net carbs 13.88g 8.16g N/A
Sugar 2.9g 7.35g N/A
Saturated fat 0.089g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.411mg 0%
Leucine 0.673mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0%
Methionine 0.099mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 0%
Valine 0.469mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 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
8% 90%
Protein: 1.22 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 90.28 g
Other: 0.34 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +539.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +155.9%
Contains more OtherOther +238.2%
Contains more WaterWater +29.4%

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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. Smoothie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174829/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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