Rice vs. Lima beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between rice and lima beans?

Rice is higher in vitamin B3, yet lima beans are higher in fiber, copper, iron, potassium, protein, phosphorus, magnesium, folate, and choline.
Lima beans' daily need coverage for fiber is 26% more.
Rice has 4 times more vitamin B3 than lima beans. While rice has 1.476mg of vitamin B3, lima beans have only 0.421mg.
The glycemic index of lima beans is lower.

We used Rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked and Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types 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.

Rice

Lima beans

Contains less SodiumSodium	-50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+66.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+258.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+70%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1351.4%
Contains more IronIron	+99.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+240.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+93.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+158.1%

~equal in Manganese ~0.516mg

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.

Rice

Lima beans

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3

+250.6%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+350%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+323.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+73.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+43.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.161mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.422mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fiber	0.4g	7g	26%
Copper	0.069mg	0.235mg	18%
Iron	1.2mg	2.39mg	15%
Potassium	35mg	508mg	14%
Protein	2.69g	7.8g	10%
Phosphorus	43mg	111mg	10%
Magnesium	12mg	43mg	7%
Vitamin B3	1.476mg	0.421mg	7%
Folate	58µg	83µg	6%
Choline	2.1mg	32.5mg	6%
Selenium	7.5µg	4.5µg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.093mg	0.161mg	5%
Zinc	0.49mg	0.95mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.013mg	0.055mg	3%
Carbs	28.17g	20.88g	2%
Manganese	0.472mg	0.516mg	2%
Vitamin K	0µg	2µg	2%
Calories	130kcal	115kcal	1%
Calcium	10mg	17mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.04mg	0.18mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.39mg	0.422mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.076g	0.171g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.1g	6.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	483kcal	147kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	77g	87g	N/A
Fats	0.28g	0.38g	0%
Net carbs	27.77g	13.88g	N/A
Sugar	0.05g	2.9g	N/A
Sodium	1mg	2mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.163mg	0.161mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.077g	0.089g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.088g	0.034g	0%
Tryptophan	0.031mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.096mg	0.337mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.116mg	0.411mg	0%
Leucine	0.222mg	0.673mg	0%
Lysine	0.097mg	0.523mg	0%
Methionine	0.063mg	0.099mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.144mg	0.449mg	0%
Valine	0.164mg	0.469mg	0%
Histidine	0.063mg	0.238mg	0%