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Melon vs. Lima beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between melon and lima beans

  • Melon has more vitamin C; however, lima beans are higher in iron, fiber, manganese, copper, folate, phosphorus, vitamin B1, potassium, and zinc.
  • Lima beans cover your daily iron needs 26% more than melon.
  • The glycemic index of melon is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Melons, casaba, raw 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.
Melon
Melon
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3.3% 16% 13% 20% 1.9% 2.1% 1.2% 4.6% 2.2%
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 more MagnesiumMagnesium +290.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +54.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +179.1%
Contains more IronIron +602.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +291.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1257.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2120%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1374.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1025%

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.
Melon
Melon
2
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 73% 0% 1% 0% 3.8% 7.2% 4.4% 5% 38% 0% 6.3% 6% 4.1%
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 KVitamin K +25%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +260%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +973.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +77.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +81.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +402.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +937.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +327.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.161mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Melon Lima beans DV% diff.
Iron 0.34mg 2.39mg 26%
Vitamin C 21.8mg 0mg 24%
Fiber 0.9g 7g 24%
Manganese 0.035mg 0.516mg 21%
Folate 8µg 83µg 19%
Copper 0.06mg 0.235mg 19%
Phosphorus 5mg 111mg 15%
Protein 1.11g 7.8g 13%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.161mg 12%
Potassium 182mg 508mg 10%
Magnesium 11mg 43mg 8%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.95mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.084mg 0.422mg 7%
Selenium 0.4µg 4.5µg 7%
Choline 7.6mg 32.5mg 5%
Carbs 6.58g 20.88g 5%
Calories 28kcal 115kcal 4%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.055mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.18mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.171g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.232mg 0.421mg 1%
Calcium 11mg 17mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 5.68g 13.88g N/A
Sugar 5.69g 2.9g N/A
Sodium 9mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.163mg 0.161mg 0%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0.089g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.034g 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.411mg 0%
Leucine 0.673mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0%
Methionine 0.099mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 0%
Valine 0.469mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Melon
Melon
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7% 92%
Protein: 1.11 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.58 g
Water: 91.85 g
Other: 0.36 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 WaterWater +31.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +602.7%
Contains more FatsFats +280%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +217.3%
Contains more OtherOther +219.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Melon
Melon
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38% 3% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1600%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +338.5%

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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. Melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169093/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.