Wild rice vs. Lima beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between wild rice and lima beans

Wild rice has more vitamin B3, while lima beans have more iron, fiber, folate, copper, potassium, manganese, vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B5.
Lima beans' daily need coverage for iron is 22% higher.
Lima beans contain 3 times less vitamin B3 than wild rice. Wild rice contains 1.287mg of vitamin B3, while lima beans contain 0.421mg.
Lima beans have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of lima beans is 32, while the glycemic index of wild rice is 57.

The food types used in this comparison are Wild rice, 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.

Wild rice

Lima beans

Contains more ZincZinc

+41.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+34.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+466.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+403%
Contains more IronIron	+298.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+94.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+35.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+83%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+462.5%

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.

Wild rice

Lima beans

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+58.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+205.7%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+209.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+174%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+19.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+300%
Contains more FolateFolate	+219.2%
Contains more CholineCholine	+218.6%

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	0.6mg	2.39mg	22%
Fiber	1.8g	7g	21%
Folate	26µg	83µg	14%
Copper	0.121mg	0.235mg	13%
Potassium	101mg	508mg	12%
Manganese	0.282mg	0.516mg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.052mg	0.161mg	9%
Protein	3.99g	7.8g	8%
Selenium	0.8µg	4.5µg	7%
Vitamin B3	1.287mg	0.421mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.154mg	0.422mg	5%
Zinc	1.34mg	0.95mg	4%
Phosphorus	82mg	111mg	4%
Choline	10.2mg	32.5mg	4%
Magnesium	32mg	43mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.135mg	0.161mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.087mg	0.055mg	2%
Vitamin K	0.5µg	2µg	1%
Calories	101kcal	115kcal	1%
Calcium	3mg	17mg	1%
Fats	0.34g	0.38g	0%
Carbs	21.34g	20.88g	0%
Net carbs	19.54g	13.88g	N/A
Sugar	0.73g	2.9g	N/A
Sodium	3mg	2mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.24mg	0.18mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.049g	0.089g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.05g	0.034g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.213g	0.171g	0%
Tryptophan	0.049mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.127mg	0.337mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.167mg	0.411mg	0%
Leucine	0.276mg	0.673mg	0%
Lysine	0.17mg	0.523mg	0%
Methionine	0.119mg	0.099mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.195mg	0.449mg	0%
Valine	0.232mg	0.469mg	0%
Histidine	0.104mg	0.238mg	0%
Fructose	0.2g		0%