Nutrition for Lima Beans

Lima Beans Nutrition Summary

One cup of lima beans (156 grams or 0.3 lb) contains 176 calories and 10.7 grams of protein. Lima beans consists of 70% water, 20% carbohydrates, 7% protein, and less than 1% of fat.

Lima beans are an excellent source of many nutrients, including carbohydrates, dietary fiber, protein, Vitamin C, calcium, iron, potassium and Vitamin B6. It also contains significant amounts of magnesium, thiamin, phosphorus, zinc, manganese, choline and copper.

In one cup of lima beans:

• Calories: 176
• Protein: 10.7 g
• Sugar: 2.3 g
• Dietary fiber: 7.6 g
• Fat: 1.3 g, (Saturated: 0.3 g)
• Sodium: 12.5 mg

There is no significant amounts of cholesterol in lima beans.

See the Lima Beans Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Lima beans, immature seeds, raw.

Calories in Lima Beans

Lima beans have 176 calories per cup or 113 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates and protein.

70% of calories in lima beans are from carbohydrates, 24% of calories are from protein and 7% of calories are from fat.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Omega-3 and Omega-6 in Lima Beans

Calories Similar to Lima Beans

Some other vegetables with similar calories to lima beans by weight:

• Heart of Palm: +2 calories
• Poi: -2 calories
• Edamame: +12 calories
• Sprouted Peas: +17 calories

Protein in Lima Beans

An excellent source of protein, a single cup of Lima Beans contains 21% of recommended daily values or 10.7 grams of protein. In addition, lima beans contain significant amounts of all 9 essential amino acids.

• Protein: 10.67 g
• Tryptophan: 0.14 g
• Threonine: 0.45 g
• Isoleucine: 0.69 g
• Leucine: 0.84 g
• Lysine: 0.71 g
• Methionine: 0.11 g
• Phenylalanine: 0.53 g
• Valine: 0.67 g
• Histidine: 0.36 g

Protein Similar to Lima Beans

Some other vegetables with similar amounts of protein to lima beans by weight:

• Garlic: -0.7 grams
• Nori: -1.6 grams
• Peas: -2.2 grams
• Sprouted Peas: +3.1 grams

Vitamins and Minerals in Lima Beans

An good source of many nutrients, lima beans contain abundant amounts of Vitamin C, calcium, iron, potassium and Vitamin B6. In fact, a single cup of lima beans contains 49% of recommended daily values or 36.5 milligrams of Vitamin C.

Vitamins in lima beans (1 cup):

• Vitamin a: 15.6 ug
• Thiamin: 0.3 mg
• Riboflavin: 0.2 mg
• Niacin: 2.3 mg
• Vitamin b6: 0.3 mg
• Vitamin c: 36.5 mg
• Vitamin e: 0.5 mg
• Folate: 53 ug
• Vitamin k: 8.7 ug

Minerals in lima beans (1 cup):

• Calcium: 53 mg
• Potassium: 728.5 mg
• Iron: 4.9 mg
• Magnesium: 90.5 mg
• Zinc: 1.2 mg
• Selenium: 2.8 ug
• Phosphorus: 212.2 mg
• Copper: 0.5 mg
• Manganese: 1.9 mg
• Choline: 62.4 mg

There is no significant amounts of pantothenic acid or vitamin b12 in lima beans.

Similar to Lima Beans for Vitamin C

Here are some other vegetables with similarly abundant amounts of Vitamin C to lima beans:

• Okra: -0.62 MG
• Jicama: -5 MG
• Cilantro: +5.6 MG
• Scallion: -7.2 MG

Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Lima Beans ^[3]

Lima Beans Nutrition Chart

Lima Beans in Cooking

Lima beans are in the top 25% most popular ingredients for recipes. Most recipes call for one or two cups of lima beans.

Friends and Relatives of Lima Beans

Foods commonly cooked with lima beans:

• White Beans
• Kidney Beans

Other similar relatives:

• Okra
• Collard Greens