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Lima beans vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between lima beans and spread

  • Lima beans have more fiber, manganese, folate, iron, potassium, and copper; however, spread is higher in vitamin B12.
  • Spread covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 47% more than lima beans.
  • Spread contains 42 times less folate than lima beans. Lima beans contain 83µg of folate, while spread contains 2µg.
  • Lima beans have less saturated fat.
  • 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 Sandwich spread, pork, beef.

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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%
Spread
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +437.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +41.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +361.8%
Contains more IronIron +202.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +80.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +88.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1884.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +115.6%
~equal in Zinc ~1.02mg

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%
Spread
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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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +34.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +25%
Contains more FolateFolate +4050%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +866.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +143.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +310.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +91.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.172mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.43mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lima beans Spread DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.12µg 47%
Sodium 2mg 1013mg 44%
Saturated fat 0.089g 5.977g 27%
Fiber 7g 0.2g 27%
Fats 0.38g 17.34g 26%
Manganese 0.516mg 0.026mg 21%
Folate 83µg 2µg 20%
Iron 2.39mg 0.79mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 7.584g 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 2.565g 16%
Cholesterol 0mg 38mg 13%
Potassium 508mg 110mg 12%
Copper 0.235mg 0.13mg 12%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1.74mg 10%
Selenium 4.5µg 9.7µg 9%
Vitamin B3 0.421mg 1.73mg 8%
Magnesium 43mg 8mg 8%
Phosphorus 111mg 59mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.134mg 6%
Calories 115kcal 235kcal 6%
Choline 32.5mg 62.3mg 5%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.12mg 3%
Carbs 20.88g 11.94g 3%
Vitamin D 0IU 22IU 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 26µg 3%
Zinc 0.95mg 1.02mg 1%
Calcium 17mg 12mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.161mg 0.172mg 1%
Protein 7.8g 7.66g 0%
Net carbs 13.88g 11.74g N/A
Sugar 2.9g 0g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.43mg 0%
Vitamin K 2µg 1.6µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.334mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.411mg 0.334mg 0%
Leucine 0.673mg 0.6mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0.663mg 0%
Methionine 0.099mg 0.196mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 0.301mg 0%
Valine 0.469mg 0.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 0.279mg 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
Spread
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8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +74.9%
Contains more WaterWater +15.8%
Contains more FatsFats +4463.2%
Contains more OtherOther +141.7%
~equal in Protein ~7.66g

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
Spread
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37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +22205.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1400%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/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.