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Chinese fried rice vs. Rice cakes — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between Chinese fried rice and rice cakes

  • Chinese fried rice contains less manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B3, magnesium, copper, zinc, selenium, fiber, and vitamin B6 than rice cakes.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for rice cakes is 250% higher.
  • Rice cakes have 3 times less sodium than Chinese fried rice. Chinese fried rice has 387mg of sodium, while rice cakes have 116mg.

Food types used in this article are Restaurant, Chinese, fried rice, without meat 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 7.1% 3.6% 6.7% 25% 32% 20% 22% 50% 56% 45%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +1410%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +293.4%
Contains more IronIron +72.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +300%
Contains more ZincZinc +247.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +645.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -70%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1327.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +97.6%
~equal in Calcium ~11mg

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 13% 7.3% 2.6% 0% 3.8% 6% 12% 0% 7.4% 0% 7% 4.5% 3%
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 KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +273.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +296.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1171%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +306.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +250%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese fried rice Rice cakes DV% diff.
Manganese 0.433mg 6.18mg 250%
Vitamin B3 0.637mg 8.096mg 47%
Phosphorus 51mg 380mg 47%
Magnesium 10mg 151mg 34%
Copper 0.095mg 0.38mg 32%
Vitamin B5 1.16mg 23%
Carbs 32.79g 80.1g 16%
Zinc 0.72mg 2.5mg 16%
Selenium 8.3µg 16.4µg 15%
Starch 30.8g 13%
Sodium 387mg 116mg 12%
Fiber 1.1g 3.8g 11%
Protein 4.05g 9g 10%
Calories 174kcal 380kcal 10%
Vitamin B6 0.032mg 0.13mg 8%
Potassium 76mg 299mg 7%
Iron 0.66mg 1.14mg 6%
Cholesterol 18mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 0.103mg 6%
Vitamin C 3.8mg 0mg 4%
Folate 6µg 21µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.056mg 3%
Vitamin A 22µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.649g 1.11g 1%
Fats 2.96g 3.5g 1%
Choline 5.5mg 1%
Net carbs 31.69g 76.3g N/A
Calcium 12mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 0.56g N/A
Trans fat 0.011g N/A
Saturated fat 0.54g 0.64g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.111g 1.11g 0%
Tryptophan 0.052mg 0.125mg 0%
Threonine 0.173mg 0.34mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.173mg 0.358mg 0%
Leucine 0.335mg 0.638mg 0%
Lysine 0.173mg 0.414mg 0%
Methionine 0.114mg 0.152mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.225mg 0.399mg 0%
Valine 0.251mg 0.489mg 0%
Histidine 0.094mg 0.218mg 0%
Fructose 0.05g 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.111g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.981g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 3% 33% 59%
Protein: 4.05 g
Fats: 2.96 g
Carbs: 32.79 g
Water: 59.09 g
Other: 1.11 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 WaterWater +901.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +122.2%
Contains more FatsFats +18.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +144.3%
Contains more OtherOther +35.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 28% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.54 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.649 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.111 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -15.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +71%
~equal in Polyunsaturated 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 fried rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167668/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.