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Parsley vs. Lima beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are parsley and lima beans different?

  • Parsley is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, folate, and calcium; however, lima beans are richer in manganese, fiber, copper, and selenium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for parsley is 1365% higher.

Parsley, fresh and Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt are the varieties used in this article.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 41% 49% 233% 50% 29% 25% 7.3% 21% 0.55%
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 +16.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +711.8%
Contains more IronIron +159.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +12.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +57.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +91.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +222.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4400%
~equal in Potassium ~508mg

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.
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 443% 140% 15% 0% 22% 23% 25% 24% 21% 0% 4100% 114% 7%
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 EVitamin E +316.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +78.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +211.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +81900%
Contains more FolateFolate +83.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +87.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +78.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +153.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.422mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsley Lima beans DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1640µg 2µg 1365%
Vitamin C 133mg 0mg 148%
Iron 6.2mg 2.39mg 48%
Vitamin A 421µg 0µg 47%
Folate 152µg 83µg 17%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.516mg 15%
Fiber 3.3g 7g 15%
Calcium 138mg 17mg 12%
Copper 0.149mg 0.235mg 10%
Protein 2.97g 7.8g 10%
Selenium 0.1µg 4.5µg 8%
Phosphorus 58mg 111mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.086mg 0.161mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.313mg 0.421mg 6%
Carbs 6.33g 20.88g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.161mg 5%
Choline 12.8mg 32.5mg 4%
Calories 36kcal 115kcal 4%
Vitamin E 0.75mg 0.18mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.098mg 0.055mg 3%
Magnesium 50mg 43mg 2%
Sodium 56mg 2mg 2%
Fats 0.79g 0.38g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 0.034g 1%
Potassium 554mg 508mg 1%
Zinc 1.07mg 0.95mg 1%
Net carbs 3.03g 13.88g N/A
Sugar 0.85g 2.9g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.422mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.132g 0.089g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 0.171g 0%
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0.337mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.118mg 0.411mg 0%
Leucine 0.204mg 0.673mg 0%
Lysine 0.181mg 0.523mg 0%
Methionine 0.042mg 0.099mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.145mg 0.449mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0.469mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 0.238mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 6% 88% 2%
Protein: 2.97 g
Fats: 0.79 g
Carbs: 6.33 g
Water: 87.71 g
Other: 2.2 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 +107.9%
Contains more WaterWater +25.7%
Contains more OtherOther +91.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +162.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +229.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 54% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.132 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.295 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.124 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 +767.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -32.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +37.9%

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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. Parsley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170416/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.