Brown rice vs. Lima beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are brown rice and lima beans different?

Brown rice is higher in manganese and vitamin B3; however, lima beans are richer in iron, fiber, folate, copper, potassium, and protein.
Daily need coverage for iron for lima beans is 23% higher.
Brown rice contains 6 times more vitamin B3 than lima beans. While brown rice contains 2.561mg of vitamin B3, lima beans contain only 0.421mg.
Lima beans have a lower glycemic index (32) than brown rice (66).

Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked and Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Brown rice

Lima beans

Contains more ManganeseManganese	+88.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+28.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+10.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+466.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+490.7%
Contains more IronIron	+326.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+121.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+33.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-50%

~equal in Phosphorus ~111mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Brown rice

Lima beans

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+25.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+508.3%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+11.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+30.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+900%
Contains more FolateFolate	+822.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.18mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.161mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	0.56mg	2.39mg	23%
Fiber	1.6g	7g	22%
Manganese	0.974mg	0.516mg	20%
Folate	9µg	83µg	19%
Copper	0.106mg	0.235mg	14%
Vitamin B3	2.561mg	0.421mg	13%
Potassium	86mg	508mg	12%
Protein	2.74g	7.8g	10%
Starch	24.79g		10%
Choline	9.2mg	32.5mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.123mg	0.161mg	3%
Carbs	25.58g	20.88g	2%
Zinc	0.71mg	0.95mg	2%
Selenium	5.8µg	4.5µg	2%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	2µg	2%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	0.355g		2%
Fats	0.97g	0.38g	1%
Magnesium	39mg	43mg	1%
Calcium	3mg	17mg	1%
Phosphorus	103mg	111mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.178mg	0.161mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.069mg	0.055mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.38mg	0.422mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.26g	0.089g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.369g	0.034g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.366g	0.171g	1%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.011g		1%
Calories	123kcal	115kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	2.2g	6.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	449kcal	147kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	81g	87g	N/A
Net carbs	23.98g	13.88g	N/A
Sugar	0.24g	2.9g	N/A
Sodium	4mg	2mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.17mg	0.18mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.033mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.095mg	0.337mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.109mg	0.411mg	0%
Leucine	0.214mg	0.673mg	0%
Lysine	0.099mg	0.523mg	0%
Methionine	0.058mg	0.099mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.133mg	0.449mg	0%
Valine	0.151mg	0.469mg	0%
Histidine	0.066mg	0.238mg	0%