Baby Lima Bean
Description
Baby lima bean, a fully ripe minature vegetable cultivated for perfection or a immature lima bean picked before fully grown. They are as nutritious as regular-size vegetables and offer a more tender and delicate taste.
Available July through October.
Caloric Content
| 1 | |
| Calories: | 108 |
| Protein: | 6.22 gm |
| Carbohydrates: | 20.61 gm |
| Fiber: | 1.79 gm |
| Total fats: | .36 gm |
| Saturated fats: | .08 gm |
| Unsaturated fats: | .198 gm |
| Cholesterol: | 0 mg |
1. Frozen, Boiled, Drained - 1/2 cup, 82 grams
Vitamin Content
| 1 | USRDA | |
| Vitamin A: | 155 | 5000 IU |
| Thiamine: | - | 1.7 mg |
| Vitamin B-2: | .062 | 1.7 mg |
| Vitamin B-6: | .131 | 2.0 mg |
| Vitamin B-12: | 0 | 6 mcg |
| Biotin: | - | 300 mcg |
| Niacin: | .839 | 20 mg |
| Pantothenic Acid: | .153 | 10 mg |
| Folic acid: | - | 400 mcg |
| Vitamin C: | 8.5 | 60 mg |
| Vitamin E: | - | 30 IU |
1. Frozen, Boiled, Drained - 1/2 cup, 82 grams
Mineral Content
| 1 | USRDA | |
| Calcium: | 29 | 1000 mg |
| Copper: | .105 | 2 mg |
| Iron: | 1.81 | 18 mg |
| Magnesium: | 41 | 400 mg |
| Manganese: | .576 | n/a mg |
| Phosphorus: | 85 | 1000 mg |
| Potassium: | 371 | n/a mg |
| Selenium: | - | n/a mcg |
| Sodium: | 43 | n/a mg |
| Zinc: | .52 | 15 mg |
1. Frozen, Boiled, Drained - 1/2 cup, 82 grams
Amino Acid Content
| 1 | |
| Tryptophan: | .082 gm |
| Threonine: | .264 gm |
| Isoleucine: | .400 gm |
| Leucine: | .490 gm |
| Lysine: | .412 gm |
| Methionine: | .062 gm |
| Cysteine: | .075 gm |
| Phenylalanine: | .307 gm |
| Tyrosine: | .200 gm |
| Valine: | .389 gm |
| Arginine: | 1.81 gm |
| Histidine: | 41 gm |
| Alanine: | .576 gm |
| Aspartic acid: | 85 gm |
| Glutamic Acid: | 371 gm |
| Glycine: | - gm |
| Proline: | 43 gm |
| Serine: | .52 gm |
1. Frozen, Boiled, Drained - 1/2 cup, 82 grams
References
Produce Availability & Merchandising Guide. The Packer. 1989.
United States Department of Agriculture. Composition of Foods: Vegetables and Vegetable Products-Raw-Processed-Prepared. Washington D.C. 1984.
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