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Seaweed vs. Lima beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between seaweed and lima beans?

  • Seaweed is higher in vitamin K, folate, magnesium, and calcium, yet lima beans are higher in fiber, manganese, potassium, vitamin B6, and copper.
  • Seaweed's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 53% more.
  • Seaweed has 117 times more sodium than lima beans. While seaweed has 233mg of sodium, lima beans have only 2mg.

We used Seaweed, kelp, raw and Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types 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 86% 50% 7.9% 107% 43% 34% 18% 30% 26% 3.8%
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 +181.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +888.2%
Contains more IronIron +19.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +29.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +470.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +80.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +164.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +158%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +542.9%

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 10% 2% 17% 0% 13% 35% 8.8% 39% 0.46% 0% 165% 135% 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 +383.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +172.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +52.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3200%
Contains more FolateFolate +116.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +222%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +7950%
Contains more CholineCholine +153.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Seaweed Lima beans DV% diff.
Vitamin K 66µg 2µg 53%
Folate 180µg 83µg 24%
Fiber 1.3g 7g 23%
Magnesium 121mg 43mg 19%
Calcium 168mg 17mg 15%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.516mg 14%
Copper 0.13mg 0.235mg 12%
Protein 1.68g 7.8g 12%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.161mg 12%
Potassium 89mg 508mg 12%
Sodium 233mg 2mg 10%
Phosphorus 42mg 111mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.161mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.055mg 7%
Selenium 0.7µg 4.5µg 7%
Iron 2.85mg 2.39mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.87mg 0.18mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.642mg 0.422mg 4%
Choline 12.8mg 32.5mg 4%
Calories 43kcal 115kcal 4%
Carbs 9.57g 20.88g 4%
Zinc 1.23mg 0.95mg 3%
Vitamin C 3mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.247g 0.089g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0.171g 1%
Fats 0.56g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 8.27g 13.88g N/A
Sugar 0.6g 2.9g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 0.421mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.098g 0.034g 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.055mg 0.337mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.076mg 0.411mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0.673mg 0%
Lysine 0.082mg 0.523mg 0%
Methionine 0.025mg 0.099mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0.449mg 0%
Valine 0.072mg 0.469mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 0.238mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.004g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 10% 82% 7%
Protein: 1.68 g
Fats: 0.56 g
Carbs: 9.57 g
Water: 81.58 g
Other: 6.61 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 +47.4%
Contains more WaterWater +16.9%
Contains more OtherOther +474.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +364.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +118.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
63% 25% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.247 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.098 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 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 +188.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +263.8%

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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. Seaweed - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168457/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.