Oats vs. Lima beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between oats and lima beans

Oats have more manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B1, copper, magnesium, iron, zinc, vitamin B5, and fiber; however, lima beans are richer in folate.
Oats cover your daily manganese needs 191% more than lima beans.
Lima beans have 5 times less vitamin B1 than oats. Oats have 0.763mg of vitamin B1, while lima beans have 0.161mg.
Oats have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of oats is 59, while the glycemic index of lima beans is 32.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Oats 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.

Oats

Lima beans

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+311.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+217.6%
Contains more IronIron	+97.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+166.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+317.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+371.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+852.7%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+18.4%

~equal in Sodium ~2mg

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.

Oats

Lima beans

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+373.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+152.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+128.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+219.7%

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+35.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+48.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	4.916mg	0.516mg	191%
Phosphorus	523mg	111mg	59%
Vitamin B1	0.763mg	0.161mg	50%
Copper	0.626mg	0.235mg	43%
Magnesium	177mg	43mg	32%
Iron	4.72mg	2.39mg	29%
Zinc	3.97mg	0.95mg	27%
Vitamin B5	1.349mg	0.422mg	19%
Protein	16.89g	7.8g	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.535g	0.171g	16%
Carbs	66.27g	20.88g	15%
Fiber	10.6g	7g	14%
Calories	389kcal	115kcal	14%
Fats	6.9g	0.38g	10%
Selenium		4.5µg	8%
Folate	56µg	83µg	7%
Choline		32.5mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.139mg	0.055mg	6%
Saturated fat	1.217g	0.089g	5%
Monounsaturated fat	2.178g	0.034g	5%
Calcium	54mg	17mg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.961mg	0.421mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.119mg	0.161mg	3%
Vitamin K		2µg	2%
Potassium	429mg	508mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.18mg	1%
Net carbs	55.67g	13.88g	N/A
Sugar		2.9g	N/A
Sodium	2mg	2mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.234mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.575mg	0.337mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.694mg	0.411mg	0%
Leucine	1.284mg	0.673mg	0%
Lysine	0.701mg	0.523mg	0%
Methionine	0.312mg	0.099mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.895mg	0.449mg	0%
Valine	0.937mg	0.469mg	0%
Histidine	0.405mg	0.238mg	0%