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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.
Corn
Corn
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 0.9% 19% 17% 16% 17% 33% 0.13% 22% 1.1%
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 +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.
Corn
Corn
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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 18% 4.3% 1.8% 0% 23% 13% 32% 48% 32% 0% 1% 17% 16%
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 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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.055mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn Lima beans 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
Corn
Corn
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3% 21% 73%
Protein: 3.41 g
Fats: 1.5 g
Carbs: 20.98 g
Water: 73.41 g
Other: 0.7 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 +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
Corn
Corn
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17% 32% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.197 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.374 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.603 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 +1000%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +252.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.8%

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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. Corn - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169999/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.