Brussels Sprouts vs Lima Beans: The Healthier Choice

Where is more calories, protein, carbs - what is more healthy?

Marcin Piotrowicz, healthy lifestyle promoter

Brussels sprouts - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Lima beans vs Brussels sprouts: Nutrition Comparison

per 100g	Brussels sprouts	Lima beans
Calories	43	338
Carbohydrates	8.95 g	63.38 g
Fat	0.3 g	0.69 g
Dietary fiber	3.8 g	19 g
Protein	3.38 g	21.46 g
Calcium	42 mg	81 mg
Iron	1.4 mg	7.51 mg
Magnessium	23 mg	224 mg
Phosphorus	69 mg	385 mg
Potassium	389 mg	1724 mg
Sodium	25 mg	18 mg
Zink	0.42 mg	2.83 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)	0.139 mg	0.507 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)	0.9 mg	0.202 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)	0.745 mg	1.537 mg
Vitaminium B5	0.309 mg	1.355 mg
Vitaminium B6	0.219 mg	0.512 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)	61 mg	395 mg
Vitaminium K	177 mg	6 mg

Less Calories in Brussels sprouts

At first glance, you can see that in Brussels sprouts is much less calories than in lima beans.

Brussels sprouts has 43 kcal per 100g and lima beans 338 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 686%.

In Brussels sprouts and in lima beans most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare Brussels sprouts with lima beans in details.

Brussels sprouts And Lima beans Nutrition Difference

Calories:
lima beans - 686% more than Brussels sprouts
Carbohydrates:
lima beans - 608% more than Brussels sprouts
Fat:
lima beans - 130% more than Brussels sprouts
Dietary fiber:
lima beans - 400% more than Brussels sprouts
Protein:
lima beans - 535% more than Brussels sprouts

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Less protein in Brussels sprouts

It is aslo easy to see see that in Brussels sprouts is less protein than in lima beans.

There is 21.46g per 100g of lima beans and 3.38g per 100g of Brussels sprouts so using simple math we can see that difference is about 535%.

Less carbohydrates in Brussels sprouts

In Brussels sprouts is less carbohydrates than in lima beans.

There is 63.38g/100g of carbohydrates in lima beans and 8.95g/100g in Brussels sprouts so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 608%.

Less fat in Brussels sprouts

In Brussels sprouts is less fats than in lima beans.

The tables above show us that there is 0.69g/100g of fats in lima beans and 0.3g/100g in Brussels sprouts. In this case difference is about 130%.