Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Spices
  4. Nutmeg
  5. Compare
  6. Nutmeg vs. Lima beans

Nutmeg vs. Lima beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

What are the differences between nutmeg and lima beans?

  • Nutmeg is richer than lima beans in manganese, copper, fiber, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B1, phosphorus, zinc, and iron.
  • Nutmeg's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 129% more.
  • Nutmeg has 11 times more calcium than lima beans. While nutmeg has 184mg of calcium, lima beans have only 17mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in lima beans is lower.
  • The glycemic index of nutmeg is lower.

We used Spices, nutmeg, ground and Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types in this article.

Infographic

Nutmeg vs Lima beans infographic
Infographic link

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.
Nutmeg
Nutmeg
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 131% 55% 31% 114% 342% 59% 91% 2.1% 378% 8.7%
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 +325.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +982.4%
Contains more IronIron +27.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +337%
Contains more ZincZinc +126.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +91.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +462%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +45.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +181.3%

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.
Nutmeg
Nutmeg
4
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 10% 1.7% 0% 0% 87% 13% 24% 0% 37% 0% 0% 57% 4.8%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +114.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +208.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +269.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.055mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.161mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~83µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Nutmeg Lima beans DV% diff.
Saturated fat 25.94g 0.089g 118%
Manganese 2.9mg 0.516mg 104%
Copper 1.027mg 0.235mg 88%
Fiber 20.8g 7g 55%
Fats 36.31g 0.38g 55%
Magnesium 183mg 43mg 33%
Calories 525kcal 115kcal 21%
Calcium 184mg 17mg 17%
Phosphorus 213mg 111mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.346mg 0.161mg 15%
Zinc 2.15mg 0.95mg 11%
Carbs 49.29g 20.88g 9%
Iron 3.04mg 2.39mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.22g 0.034g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 8%
Selenium 1.6µg 4.5µg 5%
Potassium 350mg 508mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.299mg 0.421mg 5%
Protein 5.84g 7.8g 4%
Choline 8.8mg 32.5mg 4%
Vitamin C 3mg 0mg 3%
Folate 76µg 83µg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.35g 0.171g 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.18mg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Sodium 16mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 28.49g 13.88g N/A
Sugar 2.99g 2.9g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.055mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.16mg 0.161mg 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
Nutmeg
Nutmeg
3
6% 36% 49% 6% 2%
Protein: 5.84 g
Fats: 36.31 g
Carbs: 49.29 g
Water: 6.23 g
Other: 2.33 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 +9455.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +136.1%
Contains more OtherOther +102.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +33.6%
Contains more WaterWater +1020.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Nutmeg
Nutmeg
2
88% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 25.94 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.22 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.35 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 +9370.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +104.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

People also compare

Nutmeg
Nutmeg vs Oregano
Oregano
Nutmeg
Nutmeg vs Paprika
Paprika
Nutmeg
Nutmeg vs Black pepper
Black pepper
Lima beans
Lima beans vs Adzuki bean
Adzuki bean
Lima beans
Lima beans vs Black turtle bean
Black turtle bean
Lima beans
Lima beans vs Pea raw
Pea raw

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. Nutmeg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171326/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.