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Baby lima beans, cooked Leader
Baby lima beans, cooked5
VS
Fava beans, cooked
Fava beans, cooked4

Baby lima beans, cooked leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Baby lima beans, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.

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

Pick Fava beans, cooked for more protein, less saturated fat, more calcium 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
    6.91 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    18.5 g
    17.86 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN6.11 g
    4.91 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    —
    1.65 g
  • Total fat
    0.3 g
    0.36 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.07 g
    0.06 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN189.68 mg
    219.09 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN318.25 mg
    243.64 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    23.02 mg
    32.73 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN1.9 mg
    1.36 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN42.06 mg
    39.09 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0.27 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