Soybean vs. Lima beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between soybeans and lima beans

Lima beans contain less iron, protein, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B2, vitamin K, manganese, fats, magnesium, and calcium than soybeans.
Soybeans' daily need coverage for iron is 34% higher.
Lima beans contain 24 times less fats than soybeans. Soybeans contain 8.97g of fats, while lima beans contain 0.38g.
Soybeans have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of soybeans is 14, while the glycemic index of lima beans is 32.

The food types used in this comparison are Soybeans, mature cooked, boiled, without salt and Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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.

Soybean

Lima beans

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+500%
Contains more IronIron	+115.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+73.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+21.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+120.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+59.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+62.2%

~equal in Potassium ~508mg

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.

Soybean

Lima beans

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+94.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+418.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+45.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+860%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+135.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+53.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.161mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.421mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	5.14mg	2.39mg	34%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.064g	0.171g	33%
Protein	18.21g	7.8g	21%
Copper	0.407mg	0.235mg	19%
Phosphorus	245mg	111mg	19%
Vitamin B2	0.285mg	0.055mg	18%
Vitamin K	19.2µg	2µg	14%
Fats	8.97g	0.38g	13%
Manganese	0.824mg	0.516mg	13%
Magnesium	86mg	43mg	10%
Calcium	102mg	17mg	9%
Folate	54µg	83µg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.234mg	0.161mg	6%
Selenium	7.3µg	4.5µg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.179mg	0.422mg	5%
Saturated fat	1.297g	0.089g	5%
Monounsaturated fat	1.981g	0.034g	5%
Carbs	8.36g	20.88g	4%
Fiber	6g	7g	4%
Calories	172kcal	115kcal	3%
Choline	47.5mg	32.5mg	3%
Vitamin C	1.7mg	0mg	2%
Zinc	1.15mg	0.95mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.35mg	0.18mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.155mg	0.161mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	6.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	94kcal	147kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	58g	87g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.4	2.3	N/A
Net carbs	2.36g	13.88g	N/A
Potassium	515mg	508mg	0%
Sugar	3g	2.9g	N/A
Sodium	1mg	2mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.399mg	0.421mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.242mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.723mg	0.337mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.807mg	0.411mg	0%
Leucine	1.355mg	0.673mg	0%
Lysine	1.108mg	0.523mg	0%
Methionine	0.224mg	0.099mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.869mg	0.449mg	0%
Valine	0.831mg	0.469mg	0%
Histidine	0.449mg	0.238mg	0%