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Lima beans, canned leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 1 tie

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Lima beans, canned comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Adzuki beans, cooked for less saturated fat, less sodium and more potassium.

Pick Lima beans, canned for more protein, more fiber, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.

Evenly matched on vitamin C.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    5.88 g
    6.24 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    19.35 g
    18.87 g
  • Fibermore is better
    5.7 g
    6.08 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
  • Total fat
    0.08 g
    0.22 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN0.03 g
    0.05 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN190.63 mg
    425.32 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN415.63 mg
    278.48 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    21.88 mg
    26.58 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    1.56 mg
    2.29 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    40.63 mg
    49.37 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0 mg
  • Vitamin Dmore is better

Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

Adzuki beans, cooked vs Lima beans, canned · Foodatron