Lima beans vs. Swordfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lima beans and swordfish

Lima beans have more fiber, iron, and manganese, while swordfish has more selenium, vitamin D, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and phosphorus.
Swordfish covers your daily need for selenium, 116% more than lima beans.
Swordfish has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of swordfish is 0, while the glycemic index of lima beans is 32.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Fish, swordfish, cooked, dry heat.

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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

Swordfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+22.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+183.3%
Contains more IronIron	+431.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+410.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+21.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-97.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3869.2%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+173.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1422.2%

~equal in Potassium ~499mg

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

Swordfish

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+80.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1900%
Contains more FolateFolate	+4050%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1238.9%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+14.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2098.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+282%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+138.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.417mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	4.5µg	68.5µg	116%
Vitamin D	0IU	666IU	83%
Vitamin D	0µg	16.6µg	83%
Vitamin B12	0µg	1.62µg	68%
Vitamin B3	0.421mg	9.254mg	55%
Vitamin B6	0.161mg	0.615mg	35%
Protein	7.8g	23.45g	31%
Fiber	7g	0g	28%
Phosphorus	111mg	304mg	28%
Cholesterol	0mg	78mg	26%
Iron	2.39mg	0.45mg	24%
Manganese	0.516mg	0.013mg	22%
Copper	0.235mg	0.046mg	21%
Folate	83µg	2µg	20%
Vitamin E	0.18mg	2.41mg	15%
Fats	0.38g	7.93g	12%
Monounsaturated fat	0.034g	3.544g	9%
Choline	32.5mg	77.5mg	8%
Saturated fat	0.089g	1.911g	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.171g	1.368g	8%
Carbs	20.88g	0g	7%
Vitamin B1	0.161mg	0.089mg	6%
Vitamin A	0µg	43µg	5%
Sodium	2mg	97mg	4%
Calories	115kcal	172kcal	3%
Zinc	0.95mg	0.78mg	2%
Vitamin K	2µg	0.1µg	2%
Magnesium	43mg	35mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.063mg	1%
Calcium	17mg	6mg	1%
Net carbs	13.88g	0g	N/A
Potassium	508mg	499mg	0%
Sugar	2.9g	0g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.422mg	0.417mg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.056g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	0.337mg	1.035mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.411mg	1.088mg	0%
Leucine	0.673mg	1.919mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	2.168mg	0%
Methionine	0.099mg	0.699mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.449mg	0.922mg	0%
Valine	0.469mg	1.216mg	0%
Histidine	0.238mg	0.695mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.127g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.772g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.168g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.022g	N/A