Lima beans vs. Taco — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between lima beans and taco

Lima beans have more copper, folate, iron, fiber, and manganese; however, taco has more vitamin B12, vitamin K, and phosphorus.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for taco is 39% higher.
Taco has 4 times less folate than lima beans. Lima beans have 83µg of folate, while taco has 19µg.
Lima beans are lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Fast foods, taco with beef, cheese, and lettuce, hard shell.

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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

Taco

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+34.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+143.1%
Contains more IronIron	+100.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+205.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+107.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+423.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+84.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+60.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+104.4%

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

Taco

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+222%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+78.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+336.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+233.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+291.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+665%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.06mg

~equal in Choline ~32mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.93µg	39%
Saturated fat	0.089g	4.384g	20%
Fats	0.38g	12.7g	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.171g	3.042g	19%
Copper	0.235mg	0.077mg	18%
Sodium	2mg	397mg	17%
Folate	83µg	19µg	16%
Iron	2.39mg	1.19mg	15%
Manganese	0.516mg	0.249mg	12%
Fiber	7g	3.9g	12%
Monounsaturated fat	0.034g	4.411g	11%
Vitamin K	2µg	15.3µg	11%
Phosphorus	111mg	178mg	10%
Selenium	4.5µg	9.2µg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.161mg	0.05mg	9%
Potassium	508mg	209mg	9%
Cholesterol	0mg	28mg	9%
Vitamin B3	0.421mg	1.65mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.422mg		8%
Zinc	0.95mg	1.75mg	7%
Calcium	17mg	89mg	7%
Calories	115kcal	226kcal	6%
Starch		14.78g	6%
Vitamin B6	0.161mg	0.09mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.18mg	0.6mg	3%
Magnesium	43mg	32mg	3%
Vitamin A	0µg	20µg	2%
Protein	7.8g	8.86g	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Vitamin D	0IU	4IU	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.4mg	0%
Carbs	20.88g	19.85g	0%
Net carbs	13.88g	15.95g	N/A
Sugar	2.9g	0.9g	N/A
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.06mg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.467g	N/A
Choline	32.5mg	32mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.092mg		0%
Threonine	0.337mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.411mg		0%
Leucine	0.673mg		0%
Lysine	0.523mg		0%
Methionine	0.099mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.449mg		0%
Valine	0.469mg		0%
Histidine	0.238mg		0%
Fructose		0.3g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.166g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.708g	N/A