Lima beans vs. Pretzel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lima beans and pretzel different?

Lima beans are higher in fiber, copper, and potassium; however, pretzel is richer in vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B1, manganese, vitamin B2, and folate.
Daily need coverage for sodium for pretzel is 54% higher.
Lima beans contain 2 times more potassium than pretzel. While lima beans contain 508mg of potassium, pretzel contains only 223mg.
Lima beans have less sodium.
Lima beans have a lower glycemic index (32) than pretzel (83).

Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted 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.

Lima beans

Pretzel

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+48.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+127.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+50.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+58.8%
Contains more IronIron	+91.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+15.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+96.7%

~equal in Zinc ~1.04mg

~equal in Selenium ~4.4µg

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.

Lima beans

Pretzel

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+31.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+117.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+161.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+163.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+503.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1151.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+40%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~29.5mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	2mg	1240mg	54%
Vitamin B3	0.421mg	5.27mg	30%
Starch		72.58g	30%
Iron	2.39mg	4.58mg	27%
Vitamin B1	0.161mg	0.424mg	22%
Manganese	0.516mg	1.015mg	22%
Folate	83µg	166µg	21%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.332mg	21%
Carbs	20.88g	80.39g	20%
Fiber	7g	3.4g	14%
Calories	115kcal	384kcal	13%
Copper	0.235mg	0.156mg	9%
Potassium	508mg	223mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.161mg	0.074mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.171g	1.291g	7%
Fats	0.38g	2.93g	4%
Protein	7.8g	10.04g	4%
Magnesium	43mg	29mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	0.034g	0.727g	2%
Phosphorus	111mg	128mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.18mg	0.47mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	2.1mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.422mg	0.322mg	2%
Vitamin K	2µg	2.8µg	1%
Choline	32.5mg	29.5mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.089g	0.391g	1%
Calcium	17mg	27mg	1%
Zinc	0.95mg	1.04mg	1%
Net carbs	13.88g	76.99g	N/A
Sugar	2.9g	2.21g	N/A
Selenium	4.5µg	4.4µg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.004g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.097mg	0%
Threonine	0.337mg	0.25mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.411mg	0.407mg	0%
Leucine	0.673mg	0.757mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	0.257mg	0%
Methionine	0.099mg	0.177mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.449mg	0.52mg	0%
Valine	0.469mg	0.48mg	0%
Histidine	0.238mg	0.22mg	0%
Fructose		0.31g	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.063g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.223g	N/A