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Baby lima beans, cooked
Baby lima beans, cooked3
VS
Fava beans, canned Leader
Fava beans, canned6

Fava beans, canned leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Fava beans, canned comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Baby lima beans, cooked for more fiber, less sodium and more iron.

Pick Fava beans, canned for more protein, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    6.38 g
    7.7 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    18.5 g
    17.48 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN6.11 g
    5.21 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
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  • Total fat
    0.3 g
    0.31 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.07 g
    0.05 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN189.68 mg
    638.03 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    318.25 mg
    340.85 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    23.02 mg
    36.62 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN1.9 mg
    1.41 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    42.06 mg
    45.07 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    2.54 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