Also called: butter beans, sieva beans, wax beans, cooked lima beans, boiled butter beans, phaseolus lunatus, habas, favas, limo bakela, ሊሞ ባቄላ, fasuliya bayda, فاصوليا بيضاء, fasolia lima, φασόλια λίμα, lubia lima, لوبیا لیما, raimamame, ライマメ, raimame, 라이마메, limskaya fasol, лимская фасоль, thua lima, ถั่วลิมา, limska kvasolya, лімська квасоля, lima dou, 利马豆, लीमा बीन्स, লিমা বিনস, லிமா பீன்ஸ், లీమా బీన్స్, ਲੀਮਾ ਬੀਨਜ਼, લીમા બીન્સ, ಲೀಮಾ ಬೀನ್ಸ್, ലീമ ബീൻസ്, habas cocidas, favas cozidas, safed sem, सफेद सेम, سفید سیم, shim, শিম, lidou, raima mame, raima kong, 라이마 콩, fava, φάβα, fasolia arida, فاصوليا عريضة, loobia, لوبیا, uble hue lima beans, उबले हुए लीमा बीन्स, ublay hue lima beans, ابلے ہوئے لیما بیئنز, seddho lima beans, সেদ্ধ লিমা বিনস, aviyyal seida lima beans, வேகவைத்த லிமா பீன்ஸ், udikinchina lima beans, ఉడికించిన లీమా బీన్స్, ubale hoye lima beans, ਉਬਲੇ ਹੋਏ ਲੀਮਾ ਬੀਨਜ਼, bahela lima beans, બાફેલા લીમા બીન્સ, ukadleli lima beans, उकडलेली लीमा बीन्स, beysida lima beans, ಬೇಯಿಸಿದ ಲೀಮಾ ಬೀನ್ಸ್, vevichha lima beans, വേവിച്ച ലിമ ബീൻസ്, zhushu de lima dou, 煮熟的利马豆, yudeta raima mame, 茹でたライマ豆, salmain raima kong, 삶은 라마콩, thua lima tom, ถั่วลิมาต้ม, vrasta fasolia lima, βραστά φασόλια λίμα, fasuliya lima masluqa, فاصوليا ليما مسلوقة, lubia lima abpaz shodeh, لوبیا لیما آبپز شده, yetebebeslima ateri, የተቀቀለ ሊማ አተር, varenaya lima, вареная лимская фасоль, varena lima, варена лімська квасоля
One serving (170 g) is high in fibre, magnesium and protein.
Nutrient score: Excellent
Goodness for its calories, 25 to 100.
How is this worked out?
The nutrient score shows how much goodness a food gives for its calories, from 25 to 100. Every food gets at least 25. It is the same for everyone.
It adds up how much of 11 nutrients people need the food gives for its calories: protein, fibre, vitamins A, C and E, calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium, folate and zinc. Each counts up to a full day’s worth for the calories. It then takes points off for saturated fat, added sugar and sodium above a fair share for the calories.
75 and over: Excellent. 60 to 74: Very good. 45 to 59: Good. 35 to 44: Fair. 25 to 34: Low.
The formula (from the food’s values per 100 g):
- Share of the day: the food’s kcal per 100 g ÷ 2,000 (under 40 kcal per 100 g, such as a herb or tea, counts as 40 kcal).
- 11 nutrients to encourage: protein, fibre, vitamins A, C and E, calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium, folate and zinc. For each: amount ÷ (Daily Value × share), at most 1. Add them up.
- 3 nutrients to limit: saturated fat, added sugar and sodium, each with its U.S. FDA daily limit. For each: amount ÷ (limit × share) − 1, only when above 0 and at most 3. Add them up.
- Result = 100 × (step 2 − 2 × step 3) ÷ 11, kept between 0 and 100.
- Score = 25 + 0.75 × result, rounded. The scale runs from 25 to 100 instead of 0 to 100: every edible food gets at least 25, and the order doesn’t change.
It follows the Nutrient Rich Foods index (NRF 9.3) with the U.S. FDA Daily Values for a 2,000 kcal day. Different from the published index: folate and zinc are added (11 nutrients instead of 9), the nutrients to limit count double and each at most three times its share, the 40 kcal floor, and the 25 to 100 scale. When some of the values it needs are unknown, the score is shown as “about”.
A food’s values are estimates.
Sources: Drewnowski A. Defining nutrient density: development and validation of the Nutrient Rich Foods index. J Am Coll Nutr. 2009;28(4):421S-426S; U.S. FDA, Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels.
A low score doesn’t make a food bad: treats and festive dishes have their place. Use the score to compare similar foods. In the GapPlate app you also see how much of the gaps in your day a serving fills.
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