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Lima beans vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between lima beans and winter melon

  • Lima beans have more iron, copper, manganese, folate, fiber, potassium, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6; however, winter melon is higher in vitamin C.
  • Lima beans cover your daily iron needs 25% more than winter melon.
  • Winter melon contains 85 times less potassium than lima beans. Lima beans contain 508mg of potassium, while winter melon contains 6mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 5.7% 0.53% 15% 7.7% 17% 8.1% 14% 7.6% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +330%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8366.7%
Contains more IronIron +497.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +921.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +55.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +484.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +789.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +11.8%

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%
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 43% 0% 0% 0% 10% 25% 7.5% 8% 8.1% 0% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +302.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +217.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +360%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1560%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
~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 Winter melon DV% diff.
Iron 2.39mg 0.4mg 25%
Copper 0.235mg 0.023mg 24%
Manganese 0.516mg 0.058mg 20%
Folate 83µg 5µg 20%
Fiber 7g 2.9g 16%
Potassium 508mg 6mg 15%
Protein 7.8g 0.4g 15%
Vitamin C 0mg 13mg 14%
Phosphorus 111mg 19mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.161mg 0.04mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.035mg 10%
Magnesium 43mg 10mg 8%
Selenium 4.5µg 0.2µg 8%
Choline 32.5mg 6%
Carbs 20.88g 3g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.133mg 6%
Calories 115kcal 13kcal 5%
Sodium 2mg 111mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.11mg 4%
Zinc 0.95mg 0.61mg 3%
Vitamin K 2µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 0.087g 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 13.88g 0.1g N/A
Calcium 17mg 19mg 0%
Sugar 2.9g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.421mg 0.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.037g 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.411mg 0%
Leucine 0.673mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.099mg 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 0%
Valine 0.469mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 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
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3 g
Water: 96.1 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1850%
Contains more FatsFats +90%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +596%
Contains more OtherOther +283.3%
Contains more WaterWater +37.7%

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
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +96.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.037g

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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. Winter melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170069/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.