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

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A recap on the differences between pinto beans and lima beans

Lima beans have less folate, fiber, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and vitamin E.
Pinto beans covers your daily folate needs 22% more than lima beans.
Lima beans contain 5 times less vitamin E than pinto beans. Pinto beans contains 0.94mg of vitamin E, while lima beans contain 0.18mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Beans, pinto, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Lima beans, large, 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.

Pinto beans

Lima beans

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+16.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+170.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+32.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+37.8%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+16.5%
Contains more IronIron	+14.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+13.9%

~equal in Copper ~0.235mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.95mg

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.

Pinto beans

Lima beans

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+422.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+19.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+12.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+42.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+75%
Contains more FolateFolate	+107.2%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+32.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+101%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	172µg	83µg	22%
Fiber	9g	7g	8%
Starch	15.15g		6%
Phosphorus	147mg	111mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.94mg	0.18mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.229mg	0.161mg	5%
Iron	2.09mg	2.39mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.21mg	0.422mg	4%
Calcium	46mg	17mg	3%
Manganese	0.453mg	0.516mg	3%
Selenium	6.2µg	4.5µg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.193mg	0.161mg	3%
Protein	9.01g	7.8g	2%
Carbs	26.22g	20.88g	2%
Magnesium	50mg	43mg	2%
Potassium	436mg	508mg	2%
Copper	0.219mg	0.235mg	2%
Calories	143kcal	115kcal	1%
Vitamin C	0.8mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.062mg	0.055mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.318mg	0.421mg	1%
Vitamin K	3.5µg	2µg	1%
Choline	35.3mg	32.5mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.3g	6.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	159kcal	147kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	70g	87g	N/A
Fats	0.65g	0.38g	0%
Net carbs	17.22g	13.88g	N/A
Sugar	0.34g	2.9g	N/A
Zinc	0.98mg	0.95mg	0%
Sodium	1mg	2mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.136g	0.089g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.133g	0.034g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.235g	0.171g	0%
Tryptophan	0.108mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.331mg	0.337mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.426mg	0.411mg	0%
Leucine	0.765mg	0.673mg	0%
Lysine	0.63mg	0.523mg	0%
Methionine	0.117mg	0.099mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.531mg	0.449mg	0%
Valine	0.519mg	0.469mg	0%
Histidine	0.247mg	0.238mg	0%