Yellow beans vs. Lima beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between yellow beans and lima beans

Yellow beans have more fiber, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin E; however, lima beans are richer in selenium, copper, and potassium.
Yellow beans cover your daily fiber needs 14% more than lima beans.
Lima beans have 5 times less vitamin E than yellow beans. Yellow beans have 0.94mg of vitamin E, while lima beans have 0.18mg.
Yellow beans contain less sugar.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Beans, yellow, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 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.

Yellow beans

Lima beans

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+72.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+264.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+11.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+64.9%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+56.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+26.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-60%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+13.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+246.2%

~equal in Iron ~2.39mg

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.

Yellow beans

Lima beans

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+422.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+16.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+87.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+68.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+75%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+84.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+24.8%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~83µg

~equal in Choline ~32.5mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fiber	10.4g	7g	14%
Phosphorus	183mg	111mg	10%
Magnesium	74mg	43mg	7%
Selenium	1.3µg	4.5µg	6%
Vitamin E	0.94mg	0.18mg	5%
Calcium	62mg	17mg	5%
Potassium	325mg	508mg	5%
Copper	0.186mg	0.235mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.229mg	0.422mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.103mg	0.055mg	4%
Protein	9.16g	7.8g	3%
Manganese	0.455mg	0.516mg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.708mg	0.421mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.187mg	0.161mg	2%
Vitamin C	1.8mg	0mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.466g	0.171g	2%
Vitamin B6	0.129mg	0.161mg	2%
Vitamin K	3.5µg	2µg	1%
Folate	81µg	83µg	1%
Saturated fat	0.279g	0.089g	1%
Calories	144kcal	115kcal	1%
Zinc	1.06mg	0.95mg	1%
Iron	2.48mg	2.39mg	1%
Carbs	25.28g	20.88g	1%
Fats	1.08g	0.38g	1%
Net carbs	14.88g	13.88g	N/A
Sugar	0.34g	2.9g	N/A
Sodium	5mg	2mg	0%
Choline	35.2mg	32.5mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.094g	0.034g	0%
Tryptophan	0.108mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.386mg	0.337mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.405mg	0.411mg	0%
Leucine	0.732mg	0.673mg	0%
Lysine	0.629mg	0.523mg	0%
Methionine	0.138mg	0.099mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.496mg	0.449mg	0%
Valine	0.479mg	0.469mg	0%
Histidine	0.255mg	0.238mg	0%