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Soup beans vs. Lima beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are soup beans and lima beans different?

  • Soup beans are higher in vitamin A; however, lima beans are richer in folate, iron, manganese, potassium, fiber, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for soup beans is 33% higher.
  • Soup beans contain 200 times more sodium than lima beans. While soup beans contain 400mg of sodium, lima beans contain only 2mg.
  • Lima beans have a lower glycemic index (32) than soup beans (64).

Soup, bean with ham, canned, chunky, ready-to-serve and Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt are the varieties used 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 14% 9.6% 15% 50% 53% 12% 25% 52% 38% 38%
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 +88.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +53.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +126.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +190.3%
Contains more IronIron +79.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +46.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +115.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +88.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +77.9%

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 6% 27% 0% 0% 15% 14% 13% 2.4% 12% 3.8% 0% 9% 0%
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 B3Vitamin B3 +66.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +168.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +955%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +222%
Contains more FolateFolate +591.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.055mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soup beans Lima beans DV% diff.
Folate 12µg 83µg 18%
Sodium 400mg 2mg 17%
Iron 1.33mg 2.39mg 13%
Potassium 175mg 508mg 10%
Manganese 0.29mg 0.516mg 10%
Fiber 4.6g 7g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.05mg 0.161mg 9%
Vitamin A 81µg 0µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.04mg 0.422mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.161mg 8%
Copper 0.16mg 0.235mg 8%
Phosphorus 59mg 111mg 7%
Choline 32.5mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.37g 0.089g 6%
Magnesium 19mg 43mg 6%
Zinc 0.44mg 0.95mg 5%
Protein 5.19g 7.8g 5%
Fats 3.5g 0.38g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 1.58g 0.034g 4%
Selenium 6.9µg 4.5µg 4%
Cholesterol 9mg 0mg 3%
Carbs 11.16g 20.88g 3%
Vitamin K 2µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.421mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 0mg 2%
Calcium 32mg 17mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.39g 0.171g 1%
Calories 95kcal 115kcal 1%
Vitamin B12 0.03µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1%
Net carbs 6.56g 13.88g N/A
Sugar 2.9g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.055mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.411mg 0%
Leucine 0.673mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0%
Methionine 0.099mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 0%
Valine 0.469mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 4% 11% 79%
Protein: 5.19 g
Fats: 3.5 g
Carbs: 11.16 g
Water: 78.63 g
Other: 1.52 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 +821.1%
Contains more WaterWater +12.7%
Contains more OtherOther +32.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +50.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +87.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
41% 47% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.37 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.58 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.39 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 +4547.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +128.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.5%

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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. Soup beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171144/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.