Lima beans vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between lima beans and teff

Lima beans have more fiber, folate, and potassium; however, teff is higher in manganese.
Teff covers your daily manganese needs 102% more than lima beans.
Teff contains 5 times less potassium than lima beans. Lima beans contain 508mg of potassium, while teff contains 107mg.
The glycemic index of teff is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Teff, cooked.

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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

Teff

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+374.8%
Contains more IronIron	+16.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-75%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+16.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+188.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+16.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+454.3%

~equal in Copper ~0.226mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~120mg

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

Teff

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+66%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+361.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+13.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+115.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.516mg	2.86mg	102%
Fiber	7g	2.8g	17%
Folate	83µg	18µg	16%
Potassium	508mg	107mg	12%
Protein	7.8g	3.87g	8%
Vitamin B5	0.422mg		8%
Selenium	4.5µg		8%
Choline	32.5mg		6%
Vitamin B6	0.161mg	0.097mg	5%
Iron	2.39mg	2.05mg	4%
Calcium	17mg	49mg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.421mg	0.909mg	3%
Vitamin K	2µg		2%
Magnesium	43mg	50mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.161mg	0.183mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.033mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.171g		1%
Calories	115kcal	101kcal	1%
Vitamin E	0.18mg		1%
Copper	0.235mg	0.226mg	1%
Phosphorus	111mg	120mg	1%
Zinc	0.95mg	1.11mg	1%
Fats	0.38g	0.65g	0%
Carbs	20.88g	19.86g	0%
Net carbs	13.88g	17.06g	N/A
Sugar	2.9g		N/A
Sodium	2mg	8mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.089g		0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.034g		0%
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.041mg	0%
Threonine	0.337mg	0.149mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.411mg	0.146mg	0%
Leucine	0.673mg	0.311mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	0.109mg	0%
Methionine	0.099mg	0.125mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.449mg	0.203mg	0%
Valine	0.469mg	0.2mg	0%
Histidine	0.238mg	0.088mg	0%