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

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Significant differences between lima beans and kidney beans

Lima beans have more selenium; however, kidney beans are richer in folate and vitamin K.
Kidney beans cover your daily folate needs 12% more than lima beans.
Kidney beans have 9 times less sugar than lima beans. Lima beans have 2.9g of sugar, while kidney beans have 0.32g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Lima beans

Kidney beans

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+25.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+20%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+309.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+105.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+24.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-50%

~equal in Magnesium ~42mg

~equal in Iron ~2.22mg

~equal in Copper ~0.216mg

~equal in Zinc ~1mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Lima beans

Kidney beans

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+91.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+34.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+37.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+320%
Contains more FolateFolate	+56.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.16mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.058mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	83µg	130µg	12%
Selenium	4.5µg	1.1µg	6%
Vitamin K	2µg	8.4µg	5%
Phosphorus	111mg	138mg	4%
Manganese	0.516mg	0.43mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.422mg	0.22mg	4%
Potassium	508mg	405mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.161mg	0.12mg	3%
Protein	7.8g	8.67g	2%
Calcium	17mg	35mg	2%
Iron	2.39mg	2.22mg	2%
Fiber	7g	6.4g	2%
Copper	0.235mg	0.216mg	2%
Calories	115kcal	127kcal	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.2mg	1%
Carbs	20.88g	22.8g	1%
Vitamin E	0.18mg	0.03mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.421mg	0.578mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.171g	0.278g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.8g	6.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	147kcal	146kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	87g	79g	N/A
Fats	0.38g	0.5g	0%
Net carbs	13.88g	16.4g	N/A
Magnesium	43mg	42mg	0%
Sugar	2.9g	0.32g	N/A
Zinc	0.95mg	1mg	0%
Sodium	2mg	1mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.161mg	0.16mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.058mg	0%
Choline	32.5mg	30.5mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.089g	0.073g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.034g	0.039g	0%
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.104mg	0%
Threonine	0.337mg	0.319mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.411mg	0.41mg	0%
Leucine	0.673mg	0.736mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	0.607mg	0%
Methionine	0.099mg	0.113mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.449mg	0.511mg	0%
Valine	0.469mg	0.5mg	0%
Histidine	0.238mg	0.238mg	0%