Lima beans
Lima beans are edible legume seeds sold fresh, dried or cooked, with a mild, buttery flavour and creamy, starchy texture when cooked.
About Lima beans
Lima beans are the edible seeds of a legume, sold fresh, dried, or already cooked and canned. They are used in soups, stews, salads, and side dishes; dried beans generally require soaking and thorough cooking, while canned beans are ready to use after draining or rinsing.
The seeds are usually flattened and kidney-shaped, with a smooth skin and a starchy, creamy interior when cooked. Their flavour is mild and buttery. Varieties differ in seed size, colour, and texture, so names such as baby lima and large lima can refer to noticeably different forms of the same crop.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Local names for lima beans
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butter beans
lima beans
لوبیا لیما
lubiyā-ye limā
baby lima beans
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large lima beans
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Lima beans, immature seeds, frozen, baby, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
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Lima beans, immature seeds, frozen, baby, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
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Lima beans, immature seeds, frozen, baby, unprepared
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Lima beans, immature seeds, frozen, fordhook, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
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Lima beans, immature seeds, frozen, fordhook, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
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Lima beans, immature seeds, frozen, fordhook, unprepared
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Lima beans, immature seeds, raw
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Lima beans, large, mature seeds, canned
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Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
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Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
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Lima beans, large, mature seeds, raw
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Lima beans, NFS
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Lima beans, thin seeded (baby), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
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Lima beans, thin seeded (baby), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt
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Lima beans, thin seeded (baby), mature seeds, raw
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Lima beans nutrition & diet
Lima beans nutritional value
Lima beans, NFS
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded USDA food form.
- Calories
- 165kcal
- Protein
- 7.3g
- Carbs
- 19.4g
- Fat
- 6.9g
Reference values per 100 g for the displayed USDA form. Varieties, recipes, brands and preparation can differ.
Comparisons should specify whether the beans are fresh, dried and cooked, or canned, and whether canned beans are drained; cooking and packing change water content.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganNot established
- VegetarianNot established
- PescatarianNot established
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Vegetarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Pescatarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Keto · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Paleo · Not established
- The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
- Low-carb · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
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Sources & review
Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Lima beans, NFS ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.
The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.
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