Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
spam
versus
lima beans
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in spam and lima beans:
Both lima beans and spam are high in calories. Spam has 159% more calories than lima bean - lima bean has 113 calories per 100 grams and spam has 293 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, spam is lighter in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to lima beans per calorie. Spam has a macronutrient ratio of 17:5:78 and for lima beans, 23:70:7 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Spam | Lima Beans | |
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Protein | 17% | 23% |
Carbohydrates | 5% | 70% |
Fat | 78% | 7% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Spam has 4.9 times less carbohydrates than lima bean - lima bean has 20.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and spam has 3.4g of carbohydrates.
Lima bean is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than spam - lima bean has 4.9g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and spam does not contain significant amounts.
Spam has less sugar than lima bean - lima bean has 1.5g of sugar per 100 grams and spam does not contain significant amounts.
Spam is an excellent source of protein and it has 83% more protein than lima bean - lima bean has 6.8g of protein per 100 grams and spam has 12.5g of protein.
Spam is high in saturated fat and lima bean has 98% less saturated fat than spam - lima bean has 0.2g of saturated fat per 100 grams and spam has 8.9g of saturated fat.
Lima bean has less cholesterol than spam - spam has 76mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and lima bean does not contain significant amounts.
Both lima beans and spam are high in Vitamin C. Spam has 84% more Vitamin C than lima bean - lima bean has 23.4mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and spam has 43mg of Vitamin C.
Lima bean has more Vitamin A than spam - lima bean has 10ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and spam does not contain significant amounts.
Spam has more Vitamin D than lima bean - spam has 23iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and lima bean does not contain significant amounts.
Lima beans and spam contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - lima bean has 0.32mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and spam has 0.24mg of Vitamin E.
Lima bean has more Vitamin K than spam - lima bean has 5.6ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and spam does not contain significant amounts.
Spam has more niacin and Vitamin B12, however, lima bean contains more pantothenic acid and folate. Both spam and lima beans contain significant amounts of thiamin, riboflavin and Vitamin B6.
Spam | Lima Beans | |
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Thiamin | 0.264 MG | 0.217 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.179 MG | 0.103 MG |
Niacin | 3.175 MG | 1.474 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.247 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.283 MG | 0.204 MG |
Folate | 4 UG | 34 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.61 UG | ~ |
Lima bean has signficantly more calcium than spam - lima bean has 34mg of calcium per 100 grams and spam does not contain significant amounts.
Lima bean is an excellent source of iron and it has 391% more iron than spam - lima bean has 3.1mg of iron per 100 grams and spam has 0.64mg of iron.
Both lima beans and spam are high in potassium. Spam has 21% more potassium than lima bean - lima bean has 467mg of potassium per 100 grams and spam has 564mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, both spam and lima beans contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
Spam | Lima Beans | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.23 G | 0.136 G |
Total | 0.23 G | 0.136 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, spam has more linoleic acid than lima bean per 100 grams.
Spam | Lima Beans | |
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linoleic acid | 2.436 G | 0.283 G |
Total | 2.436 G | 0.283 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
You can try adding or subtracting the amount of either Spam or Lima Beans .
Note: The specific food items compared are: Spam (Luncheon meat, pork, ham, and chicken, minced, canned, reduced sodium, added ascorbic acid, includes SPAM, 25% less sodium) and Lima Beans (Lima beans, immature seeds, raw) .
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