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Chinese cuisine vs. Rice cakes — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between chinese cuisine and rice cakes

  • Chinese cuisine has more vitamin A, vitamin B12, and vitamin C; however, rice cakes are higher in manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B3, copper, magnesium, selenium, and vitamin B5.
  • Rice cakes cover your daily manganese needs 262% more than chinese cuisine.
  • The glycemic index of rice cakes is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Restaurant, Chinese, beef, and vegetables and Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, buckwheat.

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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 11% 6.6% 18% 42% 16% 41% 33% 53% 19% 37%
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 +100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +906.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +46.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +675.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +66.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4104.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +144.8%
~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.
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 39% 21% 16% 1.5% 8.3% 13% 25% 27% 37% 60% 128% 34% 19%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +114.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +69.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +87.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +513.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +161.9%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese cuisine Rice cakes DV% diff.
Manganese 0.147mg 6.18mg 262%
Vitamin K 51.3µg 43%
Phosphorus 76mg 380mg 43%
Vitamin B3 1.32mg 8.096mg 42%
Copper 0.049mg 0.38mg 37%
Magnesium 15mg 151mg 32%
Carbs 7.29g 80.1g 24%
Vitamin B12 0.48µg 0µg 20%
Selenium 6.7µg 16.4µg 18%
Calories 105kcal 380kcal 14%
Vitamin B5 0.443mg 1.16mg 14%
Sodium 409mg 116mg 13%
Vitamin C 11.6mg 0mg 13%
Fiber 1.5g 3.8g 9%
Zinc 1.5mg 2.5mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.13g 1.11g 7%
Vitamin A 63µg 0µg 7%
Folate 45µg 21µg 6%
Choline 34.5mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.82mg 5%
Cholesterol 14mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.103mg 4%
Protein 7.08g 9g 4%
Fats 5.3g 3.5g 3%
Potassium 204mg 299mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.978g 0.64g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.056mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.13mg 2%
Calcium 22mg 11mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Starch 1.82g 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Net carbs 5.79g 76.3g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0%
Iron 1.11mg 1.14mg 0%
Sugar 2.41g N/A
Trans fat 0.058g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 1.217g 1.11g 0%
Tryptophan 0.083mg 0.125mg 0%
Threonine 0.313mg 0.34mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.314mg 0.358mg 0%
Leucine 0.525mg 0.638mg 0%
Lysine 0.552mg 0.414mg 0%
Methionine 0.158mg 0.152mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.317mg 0.399mg 0%
Valine 0.327mg 0.489mg 0%
Histidine 0.207mg 0.218mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.004g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.264g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.803g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 5% 7% 79%
Protein: 7.08 g
Fats: 5.3 g
Carbs: 7.29 g
Water: 78.82 g
Other: 1.51 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 FatsFats +51.4%
Contains more WaterWater +1235.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +998.8%
~equal in Other ~1.5g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 28% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.978 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.217 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.13 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 +91.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -34.6%
~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. Chinese cuisine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168072/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.