Lima beans vs. Soy sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between lima beans and soy sauce

Lima beans have more fiber, copper, folate, iron, and vitamin B1; however, soy sauce is higher in manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and phosphorus.
Soy sauce covers your daily sodium needs 239% more than lima beans.
Soy sauce contains 9 times less fiber than lima beans. Lima beans contain 7g of fiber, while soy sauce contains 0.8g.
Lima beans have less sodium.
The glycemic index of lima beans is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu).

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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

Soy sauce

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+16.8%
Contains more IronIron	+64.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+446.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+800%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+72.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+94.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+49.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+97.3%

~equal in Zinc ~0.87mg

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

Soy sauce

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+387.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+42.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+492.9%
Contains more CholineCholine	+77.6%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+421.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.148mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	2mg	5493mg	239%
Fiber	7g	0.8g	25%
Manganese	0.516mg	1.018mg	22%
Copper	0.235mg	0.043mg	21%
Folate	83µg	14µg	17%
Iron	2.39mg	1.45mg	12%
Vitamin B3	0.421mg	2.196mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.161mg	0.033mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.165mg	8%
Phosphorus	111mg	166mg	8%
Magnesium	43mg	74mg	7%
Selenium	4.5µg	0.5µg	7%
Carbs	20.88g	4.93g	5%
Choline	32.5mg	18.3mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.422mg	0.297mg	3%
Calories	115kcal	53kcal	3%
Potassium	508mg	435mg	2%
Calcium	17mg	33mg	2%
Vitamin K	2µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.18mg	0mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.171g	0.263g	1%
Protein	7.8g	8.14g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.161mg	0.148mg	1%
Zinc	0.95mg	0.87mg	1%
Fats	0.38g	0.57g	0%
Net carbs	13.88g	4.13g	N/A
Sugar	2.9g	0.4g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.089g	0.073g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.034g	0.088g	0%
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.096mg	0%
Threonine	0.337mg	0.271mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.411mg	0.318mg	0%
Leucine	0.673mg	0.537mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	0.381mg	0%
Methionine	0.099mg	0.097mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.449mg	0.353mg	0%
Valine	0.469mg	0.332mg	0%
Histidine	0.238mg	0.174mg	0%