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Baby lima beans, cooked Leader
Baby lima beans, cooked6
VS
Fava beans, cooked
Fava beans, cooked3

Baby lima beans, cooked leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided

Baby lima beans, cooked: 100 g · Fava beans, cooked: 100 g.

The verdict

Baby lima beans, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.

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

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

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    126 kcal
    110 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN8.04 g
    7.6 g
  • Carbohydrate
    23.31 g
    19.65 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN7.7 g
    5.4 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    —
    1.82 g
  • Total fat
    0.38 g
    0.4 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.09 g
    0.07 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN239 mg
    241 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN401 mg
    268 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    29 mg
    36 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN2.4 mg
    1.5 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN53 mg
    43 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0.3 mgWIN
  • 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.

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