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Lima beans vs. Spinach raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lima beans and spinach raw different?

  • Lima beans are higher in fiber, copper, and phosphorus; however, spinach raw is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, manganese, vitamin E, and vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for spinach raw is 401% higher.
  • Lima beans contain 3 times more fiber than spinach raw. While lima beans contain 7g of fiber, spinach raw contains only 2.2g.

Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Spinach, raw 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 56% 30% 49% 102% 43% 14% 21% 10% 117% 5.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +80.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +79.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +126.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +350%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +83.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +482.4%
Contains more IronIron +13.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +73.8%
~equal in Potassium ~558mg

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 94% 156% 41% 0% 20% 44% 14% 3.9% 45% 0% 1207% 146% 11%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +106.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +549.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +68.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1027.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +243.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +72%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +24045%
Contains more FolateFolate +133.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lima beans Spinach raw DV% diff.
Vitamin K 2µg 482.9µg 401%
Vitamin A 0µg 469µg 52%
Vitamin C 0mg 28.1mg 31%
Folate 83µg 194µg 28%
Fiber 7g 2.2g 19%
Manganese 0.516mg 0.897mg 17%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 2.03mg 12%
Copper 0.235mg 0.13mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.189mg 10%
Protein 7.8g 2.86g 10%
Phosphorus 111mg 49mg 9%
Magnesium 43mg 79mg 9%
Calcium 17mg 99mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.161mg 0.078mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.065mg 7%
Selenium 4.5µg 1µg 6%
Carbs 20.88g 3.63g 6%
Calories 115kcal 23kcal 5%
Zinc 0.95mg 0.53mg 4%
Iron 2.39mg 2.71mg 4%
Sodium 2mg 79mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.195mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.421mg 0.724mg 2%
Choline 32.5mg 19.3mg 2%
Potassium 508mg 558mg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 13.88g 1.43g N/A
Sugar 2.9g 0.42g N/A
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.063g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 0.165g 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.122mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.411mg 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.673mg 0.223mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0.174mg 0%
Methionine 0.099mg 0.053mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 0.129mg 0%
Valine 0.469mg 0.161mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 0.064mg 0%
Fructose 0.15g 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
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 91.4 g
Other: 1.72 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +172.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +475.2%
Contains more WaterWater +31%
Contains more OtherOther +49.6%
~equal in Fats ~0.39g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
30% 12% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.171 g
26% 4% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.063 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.165 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +240%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -29.2%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.165g

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. Spinach raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168462/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.