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Sesame vs. Lima beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between sesame and lima beans

  • Lima beans have less copper, iron, calcium, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6.
  • Sesame covers your daily copper needs 427% more than lima beans.
  • Lima beans contain 57 times less calcium than sesame. Sesame contains 975mg of calcium, while lima beans contain 17mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried 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.
Sesame
Sesame
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 251% 293% 41% 546% 1361% 211% 270% 1.4% 321% 188%
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 +716.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5635.3%
Contains more IronIron +508.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1637%
Contains more ZincZinc +715.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +466.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +376.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +664.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.8%
~equal in Potassium ~508mg

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.
Sesame
Sesame
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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 0% 0% 5% 0% 198% 57% 85% 3% 182% 0% 0% 73% 14%
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 EVitamin E +38.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +391.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +349.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +972.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +390.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +16.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +744%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +27%
~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 Sesame Lima beans DV% diff.
Copper 4.082mg 0.235mg 427%
Iron 14.55mg 2.39mg 152%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 0.171g 144%
Calcium 975mg 17mg 96%
Manganese 2.46mg 0.516mg 85%
Fats 49.67g 0.38g 76%
Phosphorus 629mg 111mg 74%
Magnesium 351mg 43mg 73%
Zinc 7.75mg 0.95mg 62%
Selenium 34.4µg 4.5µg 54%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0.161mg 53%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0.161mg 48%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 0.034g 47%
Saturated fat 6.957g 0.089g 31%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 0.421mg 26%
Calories 573kcal 115kcal 23%
Protein 17.73g 7.8g 20%
Fiber 11.8g 7g 19%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0.055mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.422mg 7%
Folate 97µg 83µg 4%
Vitamin K 0µg 2µg 2%
Choline 25.6mg 32.5mg 1%
Potassium 468mg 508mg 1%
Carbs 23.45g 20.88g 1%
Net carbs 11.65g 13.88g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 2.9g N/A
Sodium 11mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.18mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.388mg 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.736mg 0.337mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.763mg 0.411mg 0%
Leucine 1.358mg 0.673mg 0%
Lysine 0.569mg 0.523mg 0%
Methionine 0.586mg 0.099mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.94mg 0.449mg 0%
Valine 0.99mg 0.469mg 0%
Histidine 0.522mg 0.238mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sesame
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18% 50% 23% 5% 4%
Protein: 17.73 g
Fats: 49.67 g
Carbs: 23.45 g
Water: 4.69 g
Other: 4.46 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 ProteinProtein +127.3%
Contains more FatsFats +12971.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12.3%
Contains more OtherOther +287.8%
Contains more WaterWater +1388.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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15% 40% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.957 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 18.759 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.773 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 +55073.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12632.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.7%

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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. Sesame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170150/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.