Lima beans (large, mature seeds, raw)

Scientific Name:     Phaseolus lunatus

Courtesy of Rick Hall, About.com Nutrition Guide nutrition.about.com

Nutrient	Units	1 cup  ------- 178.000 g
Proximates
Water	g	18.103
Energy	kcal	601.640
Energy	kj	2516.920
Protein	g	38.199
Total lipid (fat)	g	1.228
Carbohydrate, by difference	g	112.816
Fiber, total dietary	g	33.820
Ash	g	7.654
Minerals
Calcium, Ca	mg	144.180
Iron, Fe	mg	13.368
Magnesium, Mg	mg	398.720
Phosphorus, P	mg	685.300
Potassium, K	mg	3068.720
Sodium, Na	mg	32.040
Zinc, Zn	mg	5.037
Copper, Cu	mg	1.317
Manganese, Mn	mg	2.976
Selenium, Se	mcg	12.816
Vitamins
Vitamin C, ascorbic acid	mg	0.000
Thiamin	mg	0.902
Riboflavin	mg	0.360
Niacin	mg	2.736
Pantothenic acid	mg	2.412
Vitamin B-6	mg	0.911
Folate	mcg	703.278
Vitamin B-12	mcg	0.000
Vitamin A, IU	IU	0.000
Vitamin A, RE	mcg_RE	0.000
Vitamin E	mg_ATE	1.282
Lipids
Fatty acids, saturated	g	0.287
4:0	g	0.000
6:0	g	0.000
8:0	g	0.000
10:0	g	0.000
12:0	g	0.000
14:0	g	0.004
16:0	g	0.210
18:0	g	0.057
Fatty acids, monounsaturated	g	0.110
16:1	g	0.007
18:1	g	0.093
20:1	g	0.000
22:1	g	0.007
Fatty acids, polyunsaturated	g	0.550
18:2	g	0.383
18:3	g	0.169
18:4	g	0.000
20:4	g	0.000
20:5	g	0.000
22:5	g	0.000
22:6	g	0.000
Cholesterol	mg	0.000
Amino acids
Tryptophan	g	0.452
Threonine	g	1.650
Isoleucine	g	2.010
Leucine	g	3.293
Lysine	g	2.560
Methionine	g	0.482
Cystine	g	0.422
Phenylalanine	g	2.200
Tyrosine	g	1.351
Valine	g	2.298
Arginine	g	2.341
Histidine	g	1.168
Alanine	g	1.949
Aspartic acid	g	4.925
Glutamic acid	g	5.408
Glycine	g	1.613
Proline	g	1.735
Serine	g	2.542

USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 12 (March 1998)

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