Lima beans, immature seeds, canned, no salt added, solids and liquids

Plant foods · Vegetables · All vegetables

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Macronutrients 70 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 4.1 g · 16 kcal/100g
Fat 0.3 g · 3 kcal/100g
Carbs 13.3 g · 53 kcal/100g
Fiber 3.6 g
Water 81 g
Total energy 71 kcal

Energy is predominantly from carbs (74%); EFSA recommends 45–60% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 64 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
0.3g
Saturated
0.1g
Monounsat.
0.0g
Polyunsat.
0.1g
Omega-6
0.09g

Saturated fat is 0.8% of energy, within the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 99 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 100%
Methionine + Cysteine 99%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Methionine + Cysteine (99% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 32 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 8 µg
Vitamin C 8.7 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Vitamin E 0.3 mg
Vitamin K 4 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.03 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.04 mg
Niacin (B3) 0.5 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.1 mg
Vitamin B6 0.06 mg
Folate (B9) 16 µg
Vitamin B12 0.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 28 mg
Iron 1.6 mg
Magnesium 34 mg
Phosphorus 71 mg
Potassium 285 mg
Sodium 4 mg
Zinc 0.6 mg
Copper 0.16 mg
Manganese 0.70 mg
Selenium 1.1 µg

Notable source of Manganese (35% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.