Lima beans vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are lima beans and soft serve different?
- Lima beans are richer in iron, fiber, copper, manganese, and folate, while soft serve is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin A, and calcium.
- Soft serve covers your daily need for saturated fat, 37% more than lima beans.
- Lima beans contain 103 times more manganese than soft serve. Lima beans contain 0.516mg of manganese, while soft serve contains 0.005mg.
- Lima beans are lower in saturated fat.
- Soft serve has a higher glycemic index (79) than lima beans (32).
Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +258.3% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +187% |
Contains more IronIron | +1038.1% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +683.3% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +82.7% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -96.7% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +10220% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +50% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +670.6% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +228.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +343.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +235.4% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +122.2% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +822.2% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +25% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +238.9% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +230.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +19.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Saturated fat | 0.089g | 7.46g | 34% |
Cholesterol | 0mg | 91mg | 30% |
Iron | 2.39mg | 0.21mg | 27% |
Fiber | 7g | 0.7g | 25% |
Copper | 0.235mg | 0.03mg | 23% |
Manganese | 0.516mg | 0.005mg | 22% |
Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 0.5µg | 21% |
Folate | 83µg | 9µg | 19% |
Fats | 0.38g | 13g | 19% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 162µg | 18% |
Calcium | 17mg | 131mg | 11% |
Potassium | 508mg | 177mg | 10% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.055mg | 0.182mg | 10% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.034g | 3.49g | 9% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.161mg | 0.048mg | 9% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.161mg | 0.049mg | 9% |
Magnesium | 43mg | 12mg | 7% |
Protein | 7.8g | 4.1g | 7% |
Calories | 115kcal | 222kcal | 5% |
Vitamin D | 0IU | 29IU | 4% |
Zinc | 0.95mg | 0.52mg | 4% |
Vitamin D | 0µg | 0.7µg | 4% |
Selenium | 4.5µg | 3µg | 3% |
Vitamin E | 0.18mg | 0.61mg | 3% |
Sodium | 2mg | 61mg | 3% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.171g | 0.46g | 2% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.422mg | 0.506mg | 2% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.421mg | 0.095mg | 2% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 0.8mg | 1% |
Phosphorus | 111mg | 116mg | 1% |
Caffeine | 0mg | 2mg | 1% |
Choline | 32.5mg | 26mg | 1% |
Vitamin K | 2µg | 0.9µg | 1% |
Net carbs | 13.88g | 21.5g | N/A |
Carbs | 20.88g | 22.2g | 0% |
Sugar | 2.9g | 21.16g | N/A |
Tryptophan | 0.092mg | 0.048mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.337mg | 0.169mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.411mg | 0.215mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.673mg | 0.353mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.523mg | 0.296mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.099mg | 0.091mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.449mg | 0.176mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.469mg | 0.241mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.238mg | 0.099mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
7.8 g
Fats:
0.38 g
Carbs:
20.88 g
Water:
69.79 g
Other:
1.15 g
Protein:
4.1 g
Fats:
13 g
Carbs:
22.2 g
Water:
59.8 g
Other:
0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +90.2% |
Contains more WaterWater | +16.7% |
Contains more OtherOther | +27.8% |
Contains more FatsFats | +3321.1% |
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Carbs
~22.2g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.171 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
7.46 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -98.8% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +10164.7% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +169% |