Arepa vs. Rice cakes — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between arepa and rice cakes?

Arepa is higher in calcium, yet rice cakes are higher in manganese, vitamin B3, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B5, selenium, and zinc.
Rice cakes' daily need coverage for manganese is 264% more.
Arepa has 8 times more calcium than rice cakes. While arepa has 89mg of calcium, rice cakes have only 11mg.
The amount of saturated fat in rice cakes is lower.
The glycemic index of arepa is lower.

We used Restaurant, Latino, arepa (unleavened cornmeal bread) and Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, buckwheat types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Arepa

Rice cakes

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+709.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+459.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+239.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1166.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+212.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+224.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-57%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+5227.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+168.9%

~equal in Iron ~1.14mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Arepa

Rice cakes

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+25%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+145.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+811.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+474.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+21.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.116mg	6.18mg	264%
Vitamin B3	0.888mg	8.096mg	45%
Copper	0.03mg	0.38mg	39%
Phosphorus	117mg	380mg	38%
Magnesium	27mg	151mg	30%
Selenium	6.1µg	16.4µg	19%
Vitamin B5	0.202mg	1.16mg	19%
Zinc	0.8mg	2.5mg	15%
Carbs	37.14g	80.1g	14%
Saturated fat	2.902g	0.64g	10%
Calories	219kcal	380kcal	8%
Calcium	89mg	11mg	8%
Sodium	270mg	116mg	7%
Vitamin A	61µg	0µg	7%
Protein	5.48g	9g	7%
Potassium	88mg	299mg	6%
Fiber	2.6g	3.8g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.042mg	0.103mg	5%
Folate		21µg	5%
Vitamin K	3.5µg		3%
Fats	5.38g	3.5g	3%
Vitamin B6	0.107mg	0.13mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.29mg		2%
Cholesterol	5mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.07mg	0.056mg	1%
Iron	1.04mg	1.14mg	1%
Choline	4.4mg		1%
Monounsaturated fat	1.514g	1.11g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.989g	1.11g	1%
Net carbs	34.54g	76.3g	N/A
Sugar	0.87g		N/A
Trans fat	0.157g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.048mg	0.125mg	0%
Threonine	0.193mg	0.34mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.207mg	0.358mg	0%
Leucine	0.671mg	0.638mg	0%
Lysine	0.228mg	0.414mg	0%
Methionine	0.131mg	0.152mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.276mg	0.399mg	0%
Valine	0.276mg	0.489mg	0%
Histidine	0.166mg	0.218mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.065g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.005g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.825g		N/A