Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
oat milk
versus
lima beans
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in oat milk and lima beans:
Lima bean is high in calories and oat milk has 66% less calories than lima bean - lima bean has 113 calories per 100 grams and oat milk has 38 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, oat milk is lighter in protein, heavier in fat and similar to lima beans for carbs. Oat milk has a macronutrient ratio of 13:73:14 and for lima beans, 24:70:7 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Oat Milk | Lima Beans | |
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Protein | 13% | 24% |
Carbohydrates | 73% | 70% |
Fat | 14% | 7% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Oat milk has 65% less carbohydrates than lima bean - lima bean has 20.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and oat milk has 7.1g of carbohydrates.
Lima bean is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 513% more dietary fiber than oat milk - lima bean has 4.9g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and oat milk has 0.8g of dietary fiber.
Lima beans and oat milk contain similar amounts of sugar - lima bean has 1.5g of sugar per 100 grams and oat milk has 2.1g of sugar.
Lima bean has 447% more protein than oat milk - lima bean has 6.8g of protein per 100 grams and oat milk has 1.3g of protein.
Both lima beans and oat milk are low in saturated fat - lima bean has 0.2g of saturated fat per 100 grams and oat milk does not contain significant amounts.
Lima bean is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than oat milk - lima bean has 23.4mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and oat milk does not contain significant amounts.
Lima bean has more Vitamin A than oat milk - lima bean has 10ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and oat milk does not contain significant amounts.
Oat milk has more Vitamin D than lima bean - oat milk has 33iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and lima bean does not contain significant amounts.
Lima beans and oat milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - lima bean has 0.32mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and oat milk does not contain significant amounts.
Lima bean has more Vitamin K than oat milk - lima bean has 5.6ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and oat milk does not contain significant amounts.
Lima bean has more thiamin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate, however, oat milk contains more Vitamin B12. Both oat milk and lima beans contain significant amounts of riboflavin.
Oat Milk | Lima Beans | |
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Thiamin | ~ | 0.217 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.142 MG | 0.103 MG |
Niacin | ~ | 1.474 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.247 MG |
Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.204 MG |
Folate | ~ | 34 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.38 UG | ~ |
Oat milk is an excellent source of calcium and it has 268% more calcium than lima bean - lima bean has 34mg of calcium per 100 grams and oat milk has 125mg of calcium.
Lima bean is an excellent source of iron and it has 947% more iron than oat milk - lima bean has 3.1mg of iron per 100 grams and oat milk has 0.3mg of iron.
Lima bean is an excellent source of potassium and it has 12 times more potassium than oat milk - lima bean has 467mg of potassium per 100 grams and oat milk has 35mg of potassium.
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Oat Milk (VANILLA OAT OATMILK, VANILLA) and Lima Beans (Lima beans, immature seeds, raw) .
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||