Corn vs. Lima beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between corn and lima beans
- Corn has more vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and vitamin C; however, lima beans are richer in iron, copper, fiber, manganese, folate, potassium, and selenium.
- Lima beans cover your daily iron needs 24% more than corn.
- Corn has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of corn is 52, while the glycemic index of lima beans is 32.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.
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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.
Contains less SodiumSodium | -50% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +65.4% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +466.7% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +133% |
Contains more IronIron | +431.1% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +379.6% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +53.2% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +44.2% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +209% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +2150% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +299.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +87.7% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +100% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +73.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +15.8% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +400% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +260.9% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +11.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Iron | 0.45mg | 2.39mg | 24% |
Copper | 0.049mg | 0.235mg | 21% |
Fiber | 2.4g | 7g | 18% |
Manganese | 0.167mg | 0.516mg | 15% |
Folate | 23µg | 83µg | 15% |
Potassium | 218mg | 508mg | 9% |
Protein | 3.41g | 7.8g | 9% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.683mg | 0.421mg | 8% |
Selenium | 0.2µg | 4.5µg | 8% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.792mg | 0.422mg | 7% |
Vitamin C | 5.5mg | 0mg | 6% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.093mg | 0.161mg | 6% |
Phosphorus | 77mg | 111mg | 5% |
Magnesium | 26mg | 43mg | 4% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.603g | 0.171g | 3% |
Zinc | 0.62mg | 0.95mg | 3% |
Starch | 7.17g | 3% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.139mg | 0.161mg | 2% |
Fats | 1.5g | 0.38g | 2% |
Choline | 29.1mg | 32.5mg | 1% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.374g | 0.034g | 1% |
Vitamin K | 0.4µg | 2µg | 1% |
Calories | 96kcal | 115kcal | 1% |
Fructose | 0.79g | 1% | |
Vitamin A | 13µg | 0µg | 1% |
Calcium | 3mg | 17mg | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.09mg | 0.18mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 18.58g | 13.88g | N/A |
Carbs | 20.98g | 20.88g | 0% |
Sugar | 4.54g | 2.9g | N/A |
Sodium | 1mg | 2mg | 0% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.057mg | 0.055mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.197g | 0.089g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.023mg | 0.092mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.133mg | 0.337mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.133mg | 0.411mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.358mg | 0.673mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.141mg | 0.523mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.069mg | 0.099mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.155mg | 0.449mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.191mg | 0.469mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.091mg | 0.238mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
3.41 g
Fats:
1.5 g
Carbs:
20.98 g
Water:
73.41 g
Other:
0.7 g
Protein:
7.8 g
Fats:
0.38 g
Carbs:
20.88 g
Water:
69.79 g
Other:
1.15 g
Contains more FatsFats | +294.7% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +128.7% |
Contains more OtherOther | +64.3% |
~equal in
Carbs
~20.88g
~equal in
Water
~69.79g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.197 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.374 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.603 g
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 | +1000% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +252.6% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -54.8% |