Also called: butter beans, sieva beans, wax beans, soaked butter beans, habas remojadas, feijão-fava demolhado, fasolia gigas mouskremeno, φασόλια γίγαντες μουλιασμένα, ıslatılmış kuru fasulye, fagioli di Lima ammollati, bhigoi hui lima beans, भीगी हुई लीमा बीन्स, bhigi hui lima beans, بھیگی ہوئی لیما پھلیاں, bhijano lima beans, ভেজানো লিমা বিনস, ooravaiyatha lima beans, ஊறவைத்த லிமா பீன்ஸ், nananapettina lima beans, నానబెట్టిన లీమా బీన్స్, bhijiyan hoiyan lima beans, ਭਿੱਜੀਆਂ ਹੋਈਆਂ ਲੀਮਾ ਬੀਨਜ਼, palaleli lima beans, પલાળેલી લીમા બીન્સ, bhijaleli lima beans, भिजवलेले लीमा बीन्स, neenisida lima beans, ನೆನೆಸಿದ ಲಿಮಾ ಬೀನ್ಸ್, kuthu vacha lima beans, കുതിർത്ത ലിമ ബീൻസ്, pao guo de limadou, 泡过的利马豆, shita shita no raimamame, 浸したライ豆, bullyeun rima kong, 불린 리마콩, tua lima chae nam, ถั่วลิมาแช่น้ำ, fasuliya lima manqu'a, فاصوليا ليما منقوعة, loobia lima khis khorde, لوبیا لیما خیس خورده, tsebel yetezekere lima beans, የተዘፈዘፈ የሊማ ባቄላ, zamochennaya limskaya fasol, замоченная лимская фасоль, zamochena limska fasol, замочена лімська квасоля, fasolia lima mouslismena, φασόλια λίμα μουλιασμένα, bhige hue lima beans, भीगे हुए लीमा बीन्स, bhigoy hue lima beans, بھیگے ہوئے لیما بیئنز, ooriya lima beans, nananabetta lima beans, bhijjo hoye lima beans, ਭਿੱਜੇ ਹੋਏ ਲੀਮਾ ਬੀਨਜ਼, palalela lima beans, પલાળેલા લીમા બીન્સ, bhijleli lima beans, भिजलेली लीमा बीन्स, nenesida lima beans, ನೆನೆಸಿದ ಲೀಮಾ ಬೀನ್ಸ್, kuthitta lima beans, pao guo de lima dou, hishita raima mame, 浸したライマ豆, bulrin raima kong, 불린 라마콩, thua lima chae nam, lubia lima khis khordeh, tsebel yetebebede lima ateri, በውሃ የተበጠበጠ ሊማ አተር, zamochennaya lima, zamochena lima
One serving (170 g) is high in folate, iron and fibre.
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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