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Sweet potato vs. Lima beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sweet potato and lima beans different?

  • Sweet potato is higher in vitamin A and vitamin B5; however, lima beans are richer in iron, folate, fiber, manganese, copper, phosphorus, selenium, and vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for sweet potato is 284% higher.
  • Sweet potato contains 2 times more vitamin B5 than lima beans. While sweet potato contains 0.8mg of vitamin B5, lima beans contain only 0.422mg.
  • Lima beans have a lower glycemic index (32) than sweet potato (70).

Sweet potato, raw, unprepared 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 18% 9% 30% 23% 50% 8.2% 20% 7.2% 34% 3.3%
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 +76.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +72%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +50.7%
Contains more IronIron +291.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +55.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +216.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +136.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +650%

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 8% 236% 5.2% 0% 20% 14% 10% 48% 48% 0% 4.5% 8.3% 6.7%
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 EVitamin E +44.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +32.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +89.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +29.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +106.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +11.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +654.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +164.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.055mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Lima beans DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 0µg 79%
Iron 0.61mg 2.39mg 22%
Folate 11µg 83µg 18%
Fiber 3g 7g 16%
Protein 1.57g 7.8g 12%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.516mg 11%
Phosphorus 47mg 111mg 9%
Copper 0.151mg 0.235mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.422mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.161mg 7%
Selenium 0.6µg 4.5µg 7%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.95mg 6%
Potassium 337mg 508mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.161mg 4%
Magnesium 25mg 43mg 4%
Choline 12.3mg 32.5mg 4%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 0mg 3%
Sodium 55mg 2mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0.421mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.171g 1%
Calories 86kcal 115kcal 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Fats 0.05g 0.38g 1%
Calcium 30mg 17mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.18mg 1%
Carbs 20.12g 20.88g 0%
Net carbs 17.12g 13.88g N/A
Sugar 4.18g 2.9g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.055mg 0%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.089g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.034g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.337mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.411mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0.673mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.523mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0.099mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0.449mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0.469mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.238mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 77%
Protein: 1.57 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 20.12 g
Water: 77.28 g
Other: 0.98 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 +396.8%
Contains more FatsFats +660%
Contains more OtherOther +17.3%
~equal in Carbs ~20.88g
~equal in Water ~69.79g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
55% 3% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.001 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.014 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3300%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1121.4%

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. Sweet potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168482/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.