Spelt vs. Lima beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between spelt and lima beans

Spelt has more manganese, vitamin B3, and phosphorus, while lima beans have more folate, fiber, potassium, iron, and vitamin B6.
Spelt covers your daily need for manganese, 25% more than lima beans.
Spelt contains 6 times more vitamin B3 than lima beans. While spelt contains 2.57mg of vitamin B3, lima beans contain only 0.421mg.
Lima beans have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of lima beans is 32, while the glycemic index of spelt is 63.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Spelt, cooked 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.

Spelt

Lima beans

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+14%
Contains more ZincZinc	+31.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+35.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+111.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+70%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+255.2%
Contains more IronIron	+43.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-60%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+12.5%

~equal in Copper ~0.235mg

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.

Spelt

Lima beans

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+44.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+510.5%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+56.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+101.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+538.5%

~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			DV% diff.
Manganese	1.091mg	0.516mg	25%
Folate	13µg	83µg	18%
Vitamin B3	2.57mg	0.421mg	13%
Fiber	3.9g	7g	12%
Potassium	143mg	508mg	11%
Iron	1.67mg	2.39mg	9%
Starch	19.57g		8%
Vitamin B5		0.422mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.08mg	0.161mg	6%
Choline		32.5mg	6%
Phosphorus	150mg	111mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.103mg	0.161mg	5%
Protein	5.5g	7.8g	5%
Zinc	1.25mg	0.95mg	3%
Copper	0.215mg	0.235mg	2%
Vitamin K		2µg	2%
Carbs	26.44g	20.88g	2%
Vitamin B2	0.03mg	0.055mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.171g	1%
Calories	127kcal	115kcal	1%
Selenium	4µg	4.5µg	1%
Magnesium	49mg	43mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.26mg	0.18mg	1%
Fats	0.85g	0.38g	1%
Calcium	10mg	17mg	1%
Net carbs	22.54g	13.88g	N/A
Sugar		2.9g	N/A
Sodium	5mg	2mg	0%
Saturated fat		0.089g	0%
Monounsaturated fat		0.034g	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%