Comparison

Cranberry Beans, cooked vs Lima Beans, cooked: Fiber Comparison

Cranberry Beans, cooked carries more fiber per serving — 13.6g versus 13.2g for Lima Beans, cooked. Here's the full breakdown.

Cranberry Beans, cooked

13.6g per 1 cup (177g)

Soluble4.2g

Insoluble9.4g

Calories245

Protein16.5g

Lima Beans, cooked

13.2g per 1 cup (188g)

Soluble4.0g

Insoluble9.2g

Calories216

Protein14.7g

The verdict

Cranberry Beans, cooked and Lima Beans, cooked are close on fiber, within 0.4g of each other per serving. At that gap, other factors — calories, protein, how each fits a given meal — matter more for choosing between them than fiber content alone.

Cranberry Beans, cooked: 13.6g/serving Lima Beans, cooked: 13.2g/serving Difference: 0.4g

Individual pages

Full Cranberry Beans, cooked profile

A speckled Italian bean with a nutty flavor, common in minestrone and braises.

Full Lima Beans, cooked profile

A less common bean that's easy to overlook — comparable fiber to kidney beans with a softer texture.