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Lima beans vs. Turnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between lima beans and turnip?

  • Lima beans are richer in iron, fiber, folate, copper, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B1, potassium, and magnesium, yet turnip is richer in vitamin C.
  • Lima beans' daily need coverage for iron is 26% higher.
  • Lima beans have 6 times more folate than turnip. Lima beans have 83µg of folate, while turnip has 15µg.
  • Lima beans have a lower glycemic index than turnip.

We used Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Turnips, raw types in this comparison.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 9% 17% 11% 28% 7.4% 12% 8.7% 17% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +290.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +166%
Contains more IronIron +696.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +176.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +251.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +311.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +285.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +542.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +76.5%

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%
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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 70% 0% 0.6% 0% 10% 6.9% 7.5% 12% 21% 0% 0.25% 11% 6.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +302.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +111%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +78.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1900%
Contains more FolateFolate +453.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +192.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.4mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lima beans Turnip DV% diff.
Iron 2.39mg 0.3mg 26%
Vitamin C 0mg 21mg 23%
Fiber 7g 1.8g 21%
Folate 83µg 15µg 17%
Copper 0.235mg 0.085mg 17%
Manganese 0.516mg 0.134mg 17%
Protein 7.8g 0.9g 14%
Phosphorus 111mg 27mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.161mg 0.04mg 10%
Potassium 508mg 191mg 9%
Magnesium 43mg 11mg 8%
Selenium 4.5µg 0.7µg 7%
Zinc 0.95mg 0.27mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.09mg 5%
Carbs 20.88g 6.43g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.2mg 4%
Choline 32.5mg 11.1mg 4%
Calories 115kcal 28kcal 4%
Sodium 2mg 67mg 3%
Vitamin K 2µg 0.1µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.03mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.03mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 0.053g 1%
Calcium 17mg 30mg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 13.88g 4.63g N/A
Sugar 2.9g 3.8g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.421mg 0.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.011g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.006g 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.411mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.673mg 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0.036mg 0%
Methionine 0.099mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.469mg 0.03mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 0.014mg 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
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6% 92%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.43 g
Water: 91.87 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +766.7%
Contains more FatsFats +280%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +224.7%
Contains more OtherOther +64.3%
Contains more WaterWater +31.6%

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
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16% 9% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.011 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.053 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +466.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +222.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.6%

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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. Turnip - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170465/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.