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Baby lima beans, cooked Leader
Baby lima beans, cooked7
VS
Fava beans, canned
Fava beans, canned2

Baby lima beans, cooked leads 7–2 · 9 categories decided

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

Baby lima beans, cooked comes out ahead, winning 7 of 9 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Baby lima beans, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.

Pick Fava beans, canned for less saturated fat and more vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    126 kcal
    71 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN8.04 g
    5.47 g
  • Carbohydrate
    23.31 g
    12.41 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN7.7 g
    3.7 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
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  • Total fat
    0.38 g
    0.22 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.09 g
    0.04 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN239 mg
    453 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN401 mg
    242 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN29 mg
    26 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN2.4 mg
    1 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN53 mg
    32 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    1.8 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Dmore is better
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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.

Baby lima beans, cooked vs Fava beans, canned · Foodatron