Penne vs. Lima beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are penne and lima beans different?

Penne is richer in calcium and monounsaturated fat, while lima beans are higher in iron, fiber, and potassium.
Lima beans cover your daily need for iron, 20% more than penne.
Penne contains 124 times more sodium than lima beans. Penne contains 248mg of sodium, while lima beans contain 2mg.
Penne has a higher glycemic index (43) than lima beans (32).

KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types were 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.

Penne

Lima beans

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+423.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+15.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+316.4%
Contains more IronIron	+198.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.2%

~equal in Phosphorus ~111mg

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.

Penne

Lima beans

~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.
Copper		0.235mg	26%
Manganese		0.516mg	22%
Folate		83µg	21%
Iron	0.8mg	2.39mg	20%
Fiber	2.7g	7g	17%
Vitamin B1		0.161mg	13%
Vitamin B6		0.161mg	12%
Sodium	248mg	2mg	11%
Potassium	122mg	508mg	11%
Saturated fat	2.3g	0.089g	10%
Selenium		4.5µg	8%
Vitamin B5		0.422mg	8%
Calcium	89mg	17mg	7%
Choline		32.5mg	6%
Fats	4g	0.38g	6%
Cholesterol	12mg	0mg	4%
Protein	5.7g	7.8g	4%
Vitamin B2		0.055mg	4%
Magnesium	30mg	43mg	3%
Vitamin B3		0.421mg	3%
Vitamin K		2µg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	1g	0.034g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.4g	0.171g	2%
Calories	126kcal	115kcal	1%
Vitamin E		0.18mg	1%
Phosphorus	118mg	111mg	1%
Zinc	1.1mg	0.95mg	1%
Carbs	16.8g	20.88g	1%
Net carbs	14.1g	13.88g	N/A
Sugar	1.9g	2.9g	N/A
Trans fat	0.2g	0g	N/A
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%