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Lychee vs. Lima beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between lychee and lima beans?

  • Lychee is richer in vitamin C, yet lima beans are richer in iron, fiber, manganese, folate, vitamin B1, phosphorus, potassium, copper, and zinc.
  • Lychee's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 79% higher.
  • Lima beans have a lower glycemic index than lychee.

We used Litchis, raw and Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 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.
Lychee
Lychee
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 1.5% 15% 12% 49% 1.9% 13% 0.13% 7.2% 3.3%
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%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +330%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +240%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +197.1%
Contains more IronIron +671%
Contains more CopperCopper +58.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1257.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +258.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +838.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +650%

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.
Lychee
Lychee
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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 238% 0% 1.4% 0% 2.8% 15% 11% 0% 23% 0% 1% 11% 3.9%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +18.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +43.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +157.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1363.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +61%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +400%
Contains more FolateFolate +492.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +357.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lychee Lima beans DV% diff.
Vitamin C 71.5mg 0mg 79%
Iron 0.31mg 2.39mg 26%
Fiber 1.3g 7g 23%
Manganese 0.055mg 0.516mg 20%
Folate 14µg 83µg 17%
Protein 0.83g 7.8g 14%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.161mg 13%
Phosphorus 31mg 111mg 11%
Potassium 171mg 508mg 10%
Copper 0.148mg 0.235mg 10%
Magnesium 10mg 43mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 8%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.95mg 8%
Selenium 0.6µg 4.5µg 7%
Choline 7.1mg 32.5mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.161mg 5%
Calories 66kcal 115kcal 2%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.18mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.055mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.603mg 0.421mg 1%
Calcium 5mg 17mg 1%
Carbs 16.53g 20.88g 1%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 2µg 1%
Fats 0.44g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 15.23g 13.88g N/A
Sugar 15.23g 2.9g N/A
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.099g 0.089g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.12g 0.034g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.132g 0.171g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.411mg 0%
Leucine 0.673mg 0%
Lysine 0.041mg 0.523mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.099mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 0%
Valine 0.469mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lychee
Lychee
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17% 82%
Protein: 0.83 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 16.53 g
Water: 81.76 g
Other: 0.44 g
8% 21% 70%
Protein: 7.8 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.88 g
Water: 69.79 g
Other: 1.15 g
Contains more FatsFats +15.8%
Contains more WaterWater +17.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +839.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.3%
Contains more OtherOther +161.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lychee
Lychee
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28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.099 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.132 g
30% 12% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.171 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +252.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -10.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +29.5%

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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. Lychee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169086/nutrients
  2. Lima beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174253/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.