Teff vs. Lima beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between teff and lima beans

Teff has more manganese; however, lima beans are higher in fiber, folate, and potassium.
Teff covers your daily manganese needs 102% more than lima beans.
Lima beans contain 3 times less calcium than teff. Teff contains 49mg of calcium, while lima beans contain 17mg.
The glycemic index of teff is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Teff, 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.

Teff

Lima beans

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+16.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+188.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+16.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+454.3%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+374.8%
Contains more IronIron	+16.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-75%

~equal in Copper ~0.235mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~111mg

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.

Teff

Lima beans

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+13.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+115.9%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+66%
Contains more FolateFolate	+361.1%

~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	2.86mg	0.516mg	102%
Fiber	2.8g	7g	17%
Folate	18µg	83µg	16%
Potassium	107mg	508mg	12%
Protein	3.87g	7.8g	8%
Vitamin B5		0.422mg	8%
Selenium		4.5µg	8%
Choline		32.5mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.097mg	0.161mg	5%
Iron	2.05mg	2.39mg	4%
Calcium	49mg	17mg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.909mg	0.421mg	3%
Vitamin K		2µg	2%
Magnesium	50mg	43mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.183mg	0.161mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.033mg	0.055mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.171g	1%
Calories	101kcal	115kcal	1%
Vitamin E		0.18mg	1%
Copper	0.226mg	0.235mg	1%
Phosphorus	120mg	111mg	1%
Zinc	1.11mg	0.95mg	1%
Fats	0.65g	0.38g	0%
Carbs	19.86g	20.88g	0%
Net carbs	17.06g	13.88g	N/A
Sugar		2.9g	N/A
Sodium	8mg	2mg	0%
Saturated fat		0.089g	0%
Monounsaturated fat		0.034g	0%
Tryptophan	0.041mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.149mg	0.337mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.146mg	0.411mg	0%
Leucine	0.311mg	0.673mg	0%
Lysine	0.109mg	0.523mg	0%
Methionine	0.125mg	0.099mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.203mg	0.449mg	0%
Valine	0.2mg	0.469mg	0%
Histidine	0.088mg	0.238mg	0%