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Wheat Bread vs. Rice cakes — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between wheat Bread and rice cakes?

  • Wheat Bread is higher in iron, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B2, and folate, yet rice cakes are higher in manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, and copper.
  • Rice cakes' daily need coverage for manganese is 209% more.
  • Wheat Bread has 8 times more vitamin B1 than rice cakes. While wheat Bread has 0.439mg of vitamin B1, rice cakes have only 0.056mg.
  • The amount of sodium in rice cakes is lower.
  • The glycemic index of wheat Bread is lower.

We used Bread, wheat, toasted 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 42% 50% 20% 153% 66% 40% 81% 78% 180% 182%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 108% 3.3% 26% 43% 127% 68% 163% 15% 806% 89%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1400%
Contains more IronIron +258.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +103.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +155.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +34.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +91.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +70.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +102.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +348.8%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.67% 0% 4.8% 0% 110% 88% 117% 27% 35% 0% 14% 65% 12%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 14% 24% 152% 70% 30% 0% 0% 16% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +683.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +270.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +17.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +309.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +154.4%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Bread Rice cakes DV% diff.
Manganese 1.377mg 6.18mg 209%
Iron 4.09mg 1.14mg 37%
Vitamin B1 0.439mg 0.056mg 32%
Selenium 33.4µg 16.4µg 31%
Phosphorus 188mg 380mg 27%
Magnesium 59mg 151mg 22%
Sodium 601mg 116mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.103mg 21%
Copper 0.198mg 0.38mg 20%
Folate 86µg 21µg 16%
Calcium 165mg 11mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.456mg 1.16mg 14%
Vitamin B3 6.25mg 8.096mg 12%
Zinc 1.47mg 2.5mg 9%
Protein 12.96g 9g 8%
Carbs 55.77g 80.1g 8%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 5%
Fiber 4.7g 3.8g 4%
Choline 22.1mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.72g 1.11g 4%
Calories 313kcal 380kcal 3%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.153mg 0.13mg 2%
Potassium 223mg 299mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.989g 0.64g 2%
Fats 4.27g 3.5g 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 51.07g 76.3g N/A
Sugar 6.42g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 1.019g 1.11g 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.125mg 0%
Threonine 0.299mg 0.34mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.258mg 0.358mg 0%
Leucine 0.461mg 0.638mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0.414mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.152mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.315mg 0.399mg 0%
Valine 0.31mg 0.489mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0.218mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.161g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 4% 56% 24% 3%
Protein: 12.96 g
Fats: 4.27 g
Carbs: 55.77 g
Water: 24.23 g
Other: 2.77 g
9% 4% 80% 6%
Protein: 9 g
Fats: 3.5 g
Carbs: 80.1 g
Water: 5.9 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +44%
Contains more FatsFats +22%
Contains more WaterWater +310.7%
Contains more OtherOther +84.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +43.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 27% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.989 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.72 g
22% 39% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.64 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.11 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.11 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +55%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -35.3%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~1.11g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Wheat Bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172687/nutrients
  2. Rice cakes - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167967/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.