Lima beans vs. Sockeye salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lima beans and sockeye salmon different?

Lima beans are richer in fiber, iron, and manganese, while sockeye salmon is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin D, vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, and phosphorus.
Sockeye salmon covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 186% more than lima beans.
Lima beans have a higher glycemic index (32) than sockeye salmon (0).

Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Fish, salmon, sockeye, cooked, dry heat types were 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

Sockeye salmon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+19.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+54.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+16.5%
Contains more IronIron	+359.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+209.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+72.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-97.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3869.2%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+174.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+688.9%

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

Sockeye salmon

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1900%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1085.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+450%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+347.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2304.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+201.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+413.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+246.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.157mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	4.47µg	186%
Vitamin D	0IU	670IU	84%
Vitamin D	0µg	16.7µg	84%
Vitamin B3	0.421mg	10.123mg	61%
Selenium	4.5µg	35.5µg	56%
Vitamin B6	0.161mg	0.827mg	51%
Protein	7.8g	26.48g	37%
Phosphorus	111mg	305mg	28%
Fiber	7g	0g	28%
Iron	2.39mg	0.52mg	23%
Manganese	0.516mg	0.013mg	22%
Cholesterol	0mg	61mg	20%
Folate	83µg	7µg	19%
Copper	0.235mg	0.076mg	18%
Vitamin B5	0.422mg	1.274mg	17%
Choline	32.5mg	112.6mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.246mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.171g	1.327g	8%
Fats	0.38g	5.57g	8%
Carbs	20.88g	0g	7%
Vitamin A	0µg	58µg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	0.034g	1.864g	5%
Vitamin E	0.18mg	0.99mg	5%
Zinc	0.95mg	0.55mg	4%
Saturated fat	0.089g	0.969g	4%
Sodium	2mg	92mg	4%
Vitamin K	2µg	0.1µg	2%
Calories	115kcal	156kcal	2%
Potassium	508mg	436mg	2%
Magnesium	43mg	36mg	2%
Calcium	17mg	11mg	1%
Net carbs	13.88g	0g	N/A
Sugar	2.9g	0g	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.161mg	0.157mg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.023g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.335mg	0%
Threonine	0.337mg	1.247mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.411mg	1.274mg	0%
Leucine	0.673mg	2.185mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	2.574mg	0%
Methionine	0.099mg	0.858mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.449mg	1.086mg	0%
Valine	0.469mg	1.461mg	0%
Histidine	0.238mg	0.711mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.299g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.56g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.093g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.019g	N/A