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Baby lima beans, cooked leads 5–1 · 6 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Baby lima beans, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 6 nutrient match-ups.

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

Pick Traditional Refried Beans for more calcium.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN6.38 g
    5.56 g
  • Carbohydrate
    18.5 g
    14.44 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN6.11 g
    3.33 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    1.11 g
  • Total fat
    0.3 g
    1.67 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN0.07 g
    0.56 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN189.68 mg
    500 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    318.25 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    23.02 mg
    33.33 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN1.9 mg
    1.33 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    42.06 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    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.

Baby lima beans, cooked vs Traditional Refried Beans · Foodatron