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Lima beans vs. Spätzle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lima beans and spätzle

  • Lima beans have more fiber, iron, folate, copper, potassium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and manganese; however, spätzle is richer in selenium.
  • Spätzle's daily need coverage for selenium is 35% more.
  • Lima beans contain 13 times more potassium than spätzle. Lima beans contain 508mg of potassium, while spätzle contains 38mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Noodles, egg, cooked, unenriched, with added salt.

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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 15% 3.6% 3.4% 23% 33% 18% 33% 22% 41% 130%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +104.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +41.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1236.8%
Contains more IronIron +298.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +139.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +46.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +46.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +63.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +431.1%

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 0% 2% 3.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 7.5% 16% 11% 11% 0% 5.3% 14%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +436.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +175%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +60.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +250%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1085.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +26.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.17mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lima beans Spätzle DV% diff.
Selenium 4.5µg 23.9µg 35%
Fiber 7g 1.2g 23%
Iron 2.39mg 0.6mg 22%
Folate 83µg 7µg 19%
Copper 0.235mg 0.098mg 15%
Potassium 508mg 38mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.161mg 0.03mg 11%
Cholesterol 0mg 29mg 10%
Manganese 0.516mg 0.315mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.046mg 9%
Sodium 2mg 165mg 7%
Protein 7.8g 4.54g 7%
Magnesium 43mg 21mg 5%
Phosphorus 111mg 76mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.02mg 3%
Zinc 0.95mg 0.65mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 0.552g 3%
Fats 0.38g 2.07g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.263mg 3%
Vitamin K 2µg 0µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.419g 2%
Choline 32.5mg 25.7mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.581g 1%
Calories 115kcal 138kcal 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 6µg 1%
Calcium 17mg 12mg 1%
Carbs 20.88g 25.16g 1%
Net carbs 13.88g 23.96g N/A
Sugar 2.9g 0.4g N/A
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.17mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.421mg 0.4mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.029g N/A
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.138mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.411mg 0.19mg 0%
Leucine 0.673mg 0.365mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0.137mg 0%
Methionine 0.099mg 0.086mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 0.24mg 0%
Valine 0.469mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 0.121mg 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
5% 2% 25% 68%
Protein: 4.54 g
Fats: 2.07 g
Carbs: 25.16 g
Water: 67.73 g
Other: 0.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +71.8%
Contains more OtherOther +130%
Contains more FatsFats +444.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20.5%
~equal in Water ~67.73g

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
27% 37% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.419 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.581 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1608.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +222.8%

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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. Spätzle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169762/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.