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

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A recap on the differences between lima beans and fava beans

  • Lima beans have more iron, potassium, vitamin B6, fiber, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5; however, fava beans are higher in folate.
  • Lima beans cover your daily iron needs 11% more than fava beans.
  • Fava beans contain 3 times less vitamin B5 than lima beans. Lima beans contain 0.422mg of vitamin B5, while fava beans contain 0.157mg.
  • The glycemic index of fava beans is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Broadbeans (fava beans), 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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 11% 24% 56% 86% 28% 54% 0.65% 55% 14%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +89.6%
Contains more IronIron +59.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +73.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +111.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +10.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.6%
~equal in Magnesium ~43mg
~equal in Zinc ~1.01mg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 3.6% 40% 13% 7.9% 25% 37% 0% 5% 62%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 1% 0% 0.33% 0.4% 24% 21% 13% 9.4% 17% 0% 7.3% 78%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +66%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +168.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +123.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +61.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +68.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +45%
Contains more FolateFolate +25.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lima beans Fava beans DV% diff.
Iron 2.39mg 1.5mg 11%
Potassium 508mg 268mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.072mg 7%
Fiber 7g 5.4g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.161mg 0.097mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.157mg 5%
Folate 83µg 104µg 5%
Manganese 0.516mg 0.421mg 4%
Copper 0.235mg 0.259mg 3%
Selenium 4.5µg 2.6µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.089mg 3%
Calcium 17mg 36mg 2%
Phosphorus 111mg 125mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.421mg 0.711mg 2%
Zinc 0.95mg 1.01mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.02mg 1%
Vitamin K 2µg 2.9µg 1%
Calories 115kcal 110kcal 0%
Protein 7.8g 7.6g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 6.8g 6.9g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 147kcal 145kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 87g 91g N/A
Fats 0.38g 0.4g 0%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 13.88g 14.25g N/A
Carbs 20.88g 19.65g 0%
Magnesium 43mg 43mg 0%
Sugar 2.9g 1.82g N/A
Sodium 2mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Choline 32.5mg 30.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.066g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.079g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 0.164g 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.27mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.411mg 0.306mg 0%
Leucine 0.673mg 0.572mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0.486mg 0%
Methionine 0.099mg 0.062mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 0.321mg 0%
Valine 0.469mg 0.338mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 0.193mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 21% 70%
Protein: 7.8 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.88 g
Water: 69.79 g
Other: 1.15 g
8% 20% 72%
Protein: 7.6 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 19.65 g
Water: 71.54 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more OtherOther +42%
~equal in Protein ~7.6g
~equal in Fats ~0.4g
~equal in Carbs ~19.65g
~equal in Water ~71.54g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
30% 12% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.171 g
21% 26% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.066 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.079 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.164 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -25.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +132.4%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.164g

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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. Lima beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174253/nutrients
  2. Fava beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173753/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.