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Prunes vs. Lima beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between prunes and lima beans

  • Prunes have more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and potassium, while lima beans have more folate, iron, manganese, vitamin B1, and selenium.
  • Prunes cover your daily need for vitamin K, 48% more than lima beans.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked 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.
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 13% 65% 35% 94% 12% 30% 0.26% 39% 1.6%
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 CalciumCalcium +152.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +44.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +19.6%
Contains more IronIron +157%
Contains more ZincZinc +115.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +60.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +72.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1400%
~equal in Magnesium ~43mg
~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.
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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 2% 13% 8.6% 0% 13% 43% 35% 25% 47% 0% 149% 3% 5.5%
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 +138.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +238.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +347%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +27.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2875%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +215.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1975%
Contains more CholineCholine +221.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.422mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prunes Lima beans DV% diff.
Vitamin K 59.5µg 2µg 48%
Folate 4µg 83µg 20%
Iron 0.93mg 2.39mg 18%
Fructose 12.45g 16%
Carbs 63.88g 20.88g 14%
Protein 2.18g 7.8g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.186mg 0.055mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.882mg 0.421mg 9%
Manganese 0.299mg 0.516mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.161mg 9%
Selenium 0.3µg 4.5µg 8%
Potassium 732mg 508mg 7%
Calories 240kcal 115kcal 6%
Phosphorus 69mg 111mg 6%
Copper 0.281mg 0.235mg 5%
Zinc 0.44mg 0.95mg 5%
Vitamin A 39µg 0µg 4%
Choline 10.1mg 32.5mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.205mg 0.161mg 3%
Calcium 43mg 17mg 3%
Starch 5.11g 2%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 0.18mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 0.171g 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 56.78g 13.88g N/A
Magnesium 41mg 43mg 0%
Sugar 38.13g 2.9g N/A
Fiber 7.1g 7g 0%
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.422mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.088g 0.089g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 0.034g 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0.337mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 0.411mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0.673mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.523mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.099mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0.449mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.469mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 0.238mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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2% 64% 31% 3%
Protein: 2.18 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 63.88 g
Water: 30.92 g
Other: 2.64 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 CarbsCarbs +205.9%
Contains more OtherOther +129.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +257.8%
Contains more WaterWater +125.7%
~equal in Fats ~0.38g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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43% 26% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.088 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.062 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 +55.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +175.8%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.089g

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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. Prunes - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168162/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.