Lima beans: Nutrition Facts

Lima beans is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 345.6 kcal

Lima beans contains 8.5 grams of total sugars, 19 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 0 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Lima beans — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Lima beans provides about 28.6% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 0.8% of the daily intake of fats and 20.4% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein21.5 g
28.6%
Fat690 mg
0.8%
Carbs63.4 g
20.4%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Lima beans of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0 mg
0.0%
Beta Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E0.7 mg
4.8%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B10.5 mg
41.7%
Vitamine B20.2 mg
15.4%
Vitamine B31.5 mg
9.4%
Vitamine B496.7 mg
19.3%
Vitamine B51.4 mg
28.0%
Vitamine B60.5 mg
38.5%
Vitamine B90.4 mg
100.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Lima beans.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium81 mg
8.1%
Iron7.5 mg
75.0%
Magnesium224 mg
56.0%
Phosphorus385 mg
55.0%
Potassium1.7 g
36.7%
Sodium18 mg
1.4%
Zinc2.8 mg
25.5%
Copper0.7 mg
77.8%
Manganese1.7 mg
73.9%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Lima beans.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan254 mg
3.2%
Threonine927 mg
38.6%
Isoleucine1.1 g
56.5%
Leucine1.9 g
40.2%
Lysine1.4 g
35.1%
Methionine271 mg
15.1%
Cystine237 mg
13.2%
Phenylalanine1.2 g
28.1%
Tyrosine759 mg
17.3%
Valine1.3 g
51.6%
Arginine1.3 g
21.6%
Histidine656 mg
31.2%
Alanine1.1 g
16.6%
Aspartic acid2.8 g
22.7%
Glutamic acid3.0 g
22.3%
Glycine906 mg
25.9%
Proline975 mg
21.7%
Serine1.4 g
17.2%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (1.850 g), isoleucine (1.129 g) and valine (1.291 g).
Lima beans contains 4.27 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.906 g), arginine (1.315 g) and methionine (0.271 g).
Lima beans contains 2.49 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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