Lima beans vs. Yellow beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lima beans and yellow beans

Lima beans have more selenium, copper, and potassium; however, yellow beans are richer in fiber, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin E.
Yellow beans cover your daily fiber needs 14% more than lima beans.
Yellow beans have 3 times less selenium than lima beans. Lima beans have 4.5µg of selenium, while yellow beans have 1.3µg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, yellow, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Lima beans

Yellow beans

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+56.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+26.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-60%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+13.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+246.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+72.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+264.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+11.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+64.9%

~equal in Iron ~2.48mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Lima beans

Yellow beans

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+84.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+24.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+422.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+16.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+87.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+68.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+75%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~81µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fiber	7g	10.4g	14%
Phosphorus	111mg	183mg	10%
Magnesium	43mg	74mg	7%
Selenium	4.5µg	1.3µg	6%
Calcium	17mg	62mg	5%
Potassium	508mg	325mg	5%
Copper	0.235mg	0.186mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.18mg	0.94mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.103mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.422mg	0.229mg	4%
Protein	7.8g	9.16g	3%
Manganese	0.516mg	0.455mg	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.8mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.161mg	0.187mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.421mg	0.708mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.161mg	0.129mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.171g	0.466g	2%
Calories	115kcal	144kcal	1%
Fats	0.38g	1.08g	1%
Carbs	20.88g	25.28g	1%
Iron	2.39mg	2.48mg	1%
Zinc	0.95mg	1.06mg	1%
Vitamin K	2µg	3.5µg	1%
Folate	83µg	81µg	1%
Saturated fat	0.089g	0.279g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.8g	6.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	147kcal	157kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	87g	69g	N/A
Net carbs	13.88g	14.88g	N/A
Sugar	2.9g	0.34g	N/A
Sodium	2mg	5mg	0%
Choline	32.5mg	35.2mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.034g	0.094g	0%
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.108mg	0%
Threonine	0.337mg	0.386mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.411mg	0.405mg	0%
Leucine	0.673mg	0.732mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	0.629mg	0%
Methionine	0.099mg	0.138mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.449mg	0.496mg	0%
Valine	0.469mg	0.479mg	0%
Histidine	0.238mg	0.255mg	0%