Oatmeal vs. Lima beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between oatmeal and lima beans

Oatmeal has more iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin A, and vitamin B1; however, lima beans are higher in fiber, copper, potassium, and folate.
Oatmeal covers your daily iron needs 45% more than lima beans.
The glycemic index of oatmeal is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved) 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.

Oatmeal

Lima beans

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+370.6%
Contains more IronIron	+149.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+65.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+732.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+256.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+53.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+44.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.9%

~equal in Manganese ~0.516mg

~equal in Selenium ~4.5µg

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.

Oatmeal

Lima beans

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+61.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+290.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+618.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+80.1%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+157.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+33.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+400%
Contains more FolateFolate	+88.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+591.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	5.96mg	2.39mg	45%
Fiber	1.7g	7g	21%
Copper	0.066mg	0.235mg	19%
Vitamin B3	3.025mg	0.421mg	16%
Vitamin A	130µg	0µg	14%
Potassium	61mg	508mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.215mg	0.055mg	12%
Protein	2.37g	7.8g	11%
Folate	44µg	83µg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.29mg	0.161mg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.26mg	0.161mg	8%
Calcium	80mg	17mg	6%
Phosphorus	77mg	111mg	5%
Choline	4.7mg	32.5mg	5%
Magnesium	26mg	43mg	4%
Starch	10.37g		4%
Carbs	11.67g	20.88g	3%
Zinc	0.62mg	0.95mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.317mg	0.422mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.426g	0.171g	2%
Calories	68kcal	115kcal	2%
Fats	1.36g	0.38g	2%
Manganese	0.558mg	0.516mg	2%
Sodium	49mg	2mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.226g	0.089g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.391g	0.034g	1%
Selenium	5µg	4.5µg	1%
Vitamin K	0.4µg	2µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.07mg	0.18mg	1%
Net carbs	9.97g	13.88g	N/A
Sugar	0.46g	2.9g	N/A
Trans fat	0.003g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.04mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.083mg	0.337mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.105mg	0.411mg	0%
Leucine	0.2mg	0.673mg	0%
Lysine	0.135mg	0.523mg	0%
Methionine	0.04mg	0.099mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.13mg	0.449mg	0%
Valine	0.151mg	0.469mg	0%
Histidine	0.057mg	0.238mg	0%