Edamame has twice the protein of lima beans and almost half the carbohydrates, which makes it a dieter’s dream snack. However, the lima bean has 18 percent fewer calories than edamame and is fat free. Lima beans also pack more vitamin A, vitamin C and iron than edamame.Click to see full answer. Likewise, are soybeans and lima beans the same?I can’t see what you bought, but lima beans are not the same as edamame. Edamame are soy beans. They are more round and a brighter green; lima beans are flatter and a duller green. Generally they are white, and the non-baby lima beans are flat (almost like a fish).Likewise, what Bean looks like a lima bean? The lima bean, also known as the chad bean or butter bean, is a large disk-shaped bean used in succotash. Likewise, can you substitute lima beans for edamame? And finally, according to The Food Substitutions Bible, yes, lima beans and edamame can be swapped out for one another in recipes.Are butter beans and lima beans the same?Lima beans are more than just related to butter beans, they are the same thing! In the South, lima beans are often called butter beans and in the UK they almost exclusively refer to them as butter beans. Lima beans can be consumed in both their immature stage (fresh and green) as well as their mature (dried and beige).