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White beans, cooked leads 6–1 · 7 categories decided · 2 ties

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

White beans, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 7 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Baby lima beans, cooked for more fiber.

Pick White beans, cooked for more protein, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.

Evenly matched on saturated fat and vitamin C.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    6.38 g
    7 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    18.5 g
    18.05 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN6.11 g
    4.53 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0.24 g
  • Total fat
    0.3 g
    0.25 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.07 g
    0.07 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    189.68 mg
    174.1 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    318.25 mg
    403.6 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    23.02 mg
    64.75 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    1.9 mg
    2.66 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    42.06 mg
    45.32 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    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 White beans, cooked · Foodatron