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Lima beans vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between lima beans and wakame

  • Lima beans have more fiber, potassium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1, while wakame has more manganese, folate, magnesium, vitamin B2, and calcium.
  • Wakame's daily need coverage for manganese is 38% higher.
  • Wakame contains 81 times less vitamin B6 than lima beans. Lima beans contain 0.161mg of vitamin B6, while wakame contains 0.002mg.
  • The amount of sodium in lima beans is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Seaweed, wakame, raw.

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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%
Wakame
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 76% 45% 4.4% 82% 95% 10% 34% 114% 183% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +916%
Contains more ZincZinc +150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +38.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +542.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +148.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +782.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +20.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +171.3%
~equal in Iron ~2.18mg

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%
Wakame
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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 10% 6% 20% 0% 15% 53% 30% 42% 0.46% 0% 13% 147% 7.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +168.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +7950%
Contains more CholineCholine +133.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +455.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +318.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +280%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +65.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +165%
Contains more FolateFolate +136.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lima beans Wakame DV% diff.
Manganese 0.516mg 1.4mg 38%
Sodium 2mg 872mg 38%
Folate 83µg 196µg 28%
Fiber 7g 0.5g 26%
Magnesium 43mg 107mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.23mg 13%
Potassium 508mg 50mg 13%
Calcium 17mg 150mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.002mg 12%
Protein 7.8g 3.03g 10%
Vitamin B1 0.161mg 0.06mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.421mg 1.6mg 7%
Selenium 4.5µg 0.7µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.697mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1mg 5%
Copper 0.235mg 0.284mg 5%
Zinc 0.95mg 0.38mg 5%
Calories 115kcal 45kcal 4%
Phosphorus 111mg 80mg 4%
Carbs 20.88g 9.14g 4%
Iron 2.39mg 2.18mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 3mg 3%
Vitamin K 2µg 5.3µg 3%
Choline 32.5mg 13.9mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 18µg 2%
Fats 0.38g 0.64g 0%
Net carbs 13.88g 8.64g N/A
Sugar 2.9g 0.65g N/A
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.13g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.058g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 0.218g 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.165mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.411mg 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.673mg 0.257mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0.112mg 0%
Methionine 0.099mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 0.112mg 0%
Valine 0.469mg 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 0.015mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.186g N/A

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
Wakame
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3% 9% 80% 7%
Protein: 3.03 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 9.14 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 7.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +157.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +128.4%
Contains more FatsFats +68.4%
Contains more WaterWater +14.6%
Contains more OtherOther +526.1%

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
Wakame
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32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.218 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -31.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +70.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +27.5%

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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. Wakame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170496/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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