Soy sauce vs. Lima beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between soy sauce and lima beans

Soy sauce has more manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and phosphorus; however, lima beans are higher in fiber, copper, folate, iron, and vitamin B1.
Soy sauce covers your daily sodium needs 239% more than lima beans.
Lima beans contain 5 times less vitamin B3 than soy sauce. Soy sauce contains 2.196mg of vitamin B3, while lima beans contain 0.421mg.
Lima beans have less sodium.
The glycemic index of lima beans is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) 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.

Soy sauce

Lima beans

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+72.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+94.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+49.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+97.3%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+16.8%
Contains more IronIron	+64.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+446.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+800%

~equal in Zinc ~0.95mg

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.

Soy sauce

Lima beans

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+421.6%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+387.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+42.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+492.9%
Contains more CholineCholine	+77.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.161mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	5493mg	2mg	239%
Fiber	0.8g	7g	25%
Manganese	1.018mg	0.516mg	22%
Copper	0.043mg	0.235mg	21%
Folate	14µg	83µg	17%
Iron	1.45mg	2.39mg	12%
Vitamin B3	2.196mg	0.421mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.033mg	0.161mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.165mg	0.055mg	8%
Phosphorus	166mg	111mg	8%
Magnesium	74mg	43mg	7%
Selenium	0.5µg	4.5µg	7%
Carbs	4.93g	20.88g	5%
Choline	18.3mg	32.5mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.297mg	0.422mg	3%
Calories	53kcal	115kcal	3%
Potassium	435mg	508mg	2%
Calcium	33mg	17mg	2%
Vitamin K	0µg	2µg	2%
Vitamin E	0mg	0.18mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.263g	0.171g	1%
Protein	8.14g	7.8g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.148mg	0.161mg	1%
Zinc	0.87mg	0.95mg	1%
Fats	0.57g	0.38g	0%
Net carbs	4.13g	13.88g	N/A
Sugar	0.4g	2.9g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.073g	0.089g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.088g	0.034g	0%
Tryptophan	0.096mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.271mg	0.337mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.318mg	0.411mg	0%
Leucine	0.537mg	0.673mg	0%
Lysine	0.381mg	0.523mg	0%
Methionine	0.097mg	0.099mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.353mg	0.449mg	0%
Valine	0.332mg	0.469mg	0%
Histidine	0.174mg	0.238mg	0%