Lima Bean Nutrition

Overview of Lima Bean Nutrition

Scientific Name: Phaseolus lunatus

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Order: Fabales

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Family: Fabaceae

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Lima beans are wide, flat, and slightly curved.

Calories

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Calories	113 kcal	6%

Carbohydrates

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Total Carbs	20.17 g	7%
Dietary Fiber	4.90 g	18%
Sugars	1.48 g
Starch	- g

Sterols

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Cholesterol	0.00 mg	0%
Phytosterols	- mg

Fat and Fatty Acids

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Total Fat	0.86 g	1%
Saturated Fat	0.20 g	1%
Monounsaturated Fat	0.05 g
Polyunsaturated Fat, total	0.42 g
18:2 n-6 (LA), Omega-6	0.28 g
18:3 n-6 (GLA)	- g
18:3 n-3 (ALA), Omega-3	0.14 g
18:4 n-3 (SDA)	0.00 g
20:5 n-3 (EPA)	0.00 g
22:5 n-3 (DPA)	0.00 g
22:6 n-3 (DHA)	0.00 g
Trans Fat	0.00 g

Protein and Amino Acids

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Protein, total	6.84 g	14%
Tryptophan	0.09 g
Threonine	0.29 g
Isoleucine	0.44 g
Leucine	0.54 g
Lysine	0.45 g
Methionine	0.07 g
Cystine	0.08 g
Phenylalanine	0.34 g
Tyrosine	0.22 g
Valine	0.43 g
Arginine	0.46 g
Histidine	0.23 g
Alanine	0.26 g
Aspartic Acid	0.73 g
Glutamic Acid	0.88 g
Glycine	0.27 g
Proline	0.10 g
Serine	0.43 g

Vitamins

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Vitamin Can antioxidant and for immune health and making collagen	23.40 mg	26%
Thiaminfor amino acid, glucose, and lipid metabolism	0.22 mg	18%
Riboflavinfor amino acid, lipid, and vitamin B6 metabolism	0.10 mg	8%
Niacinfor digestive and skin health and nerve function	1.47 mg	9%
Pantothenic Acidfor cholesterol, fatty acid, and hormone metabolism	0.25 mg	5%
Vitamin B6for brain development, immune health, and protein metabolism	0.20 mg	12%
Folate, totalfor amino acid metabolism and preventing neural tube defects	34.00 mcg	9%
Folic Acid	0.00 mcg
Food Folate (dietary folate equivalent)	34.00 mcg
Cholinefor brain health and nerve function	40.00 mg	7%
Betainefor metabolizing an amino acid called homocysteine	- mg
Vitamin B12for nerve function and red blood cell formation	0.00 mcg	0%
Vitamin A, totalan antioxidant and for eye, immune, and reproductive health	10.50 mcg	1%
Retinol Acitiviy Equivalent	10.00 mcg
Retinol	0.00 mcg
Beta-Carotene	126.00 mcg
Alpha-Carotene	0.00 mcg
Beta-Cryptoxanthin	0.00 mcg
Lycopenean antioxidant	0.00 mcg
Lutein and Zeaxanthinantioxidants	0.00 mcg
Vitamin E, totalan antioxidant and for cardiovascular and immune health	0.32 mg	2%
Alpha-Tocopherol	0.32 mg
Beta-Tocopherol	- mg
Gamma-Tocopherol	- mg
Delta-Tocopherol	- mg
Vitamin Dfor calcium absorption, immune health, and muscle/nerve function	0.00 mcg	0%
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)for bone health and normal blood clotting	5.60 mcg	5%
Biotinfor amino acid, glucose, and fatty acid metabolism	- mcg	-

Minerals

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Calciumfor bone health and muscle/nerve function	34.00 mg	3%
Ironfor carrying oxygen to cells and muscles	3.14 mg	17%
Magnesiumfor bone and heart health and muscle/nerve function	58.00 mg	14%
Phosphorusfor bone health and helping the body store and use energy	136.00 mg	11%
Potassiumfor carbohydrate metabolism and muscle/nerve function	467.00 mg	10%
Sodiumfor muscle/nerve function	8.00 mg	0%
Zincan antioxidant and for immune health	0.78 mg	7%
Copperfor iron absorption and blood vessel, bone, and immune health	0.32 mg	36%
Manganesean antioxidant	1.22 mg	53%
Seleniuman antioxidant and for reproductive health and thyroid function	1.80 mcg	3%
Iodinefor thyroid function	- mcg	-
Chromiumfor metabolizing and storing carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins	- mcg	-
Molybdenumfor metabolizing sulfites and sulfur-containing amino acids	- mcg	-
Chloridefor muscle/nerve function	- mg	-
Fluoridefor reducing tooth decay	- mg

Flavonoids

Name	Amount

Others

Name	Amount
Water	70.24 g
Ash	1.89 g
Alcohol	0.00 g
Caffeine	0.00 mg
Theobromine	0.00 mg
Resveratrol	- mg
Phytoalbumin	- mg
Chlorogenic Acid	- mg

The "-" means insufficient data.

% Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet or refer to the Dietary Reference Intakes for a specific life stage.

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References:

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, Current Release.

National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements. Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Fact Sheets. Accessed from https://ods.od.nih.gov/.