Corn chips vs. Rice cakes — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between corn chips and rice cakes

Corn chips have more calcium; however, rice cakes are higher in manganese, vitamin B3, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B5, magnesium, and selenium.
Rice cakes cover your daily manganese needs 254% more than corn chips.
Rice cakes contain 13 times less calcium than corn chips. Corn chips contain 138mg of calcium, while rice cakes contain 11mg.
Rice cakes have less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of rice cakes is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Snacks, corn-based, extruded, chips, plain 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.

Corn chips

Rice cakes

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+1154.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+109.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+107.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+276.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+93.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+95.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-77.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1755.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+115.8%

~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.

Corn chips

Rice cakes

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+28.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+19.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+32.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+861.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+510.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+162.5%

~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	0.333mg	6.18mg	254%
Polyunsaturated fat	16.438g	1.11g	102%
Vitamin E	7.23mg		48%
Fats	33.36g	3.5g	46%
Vitamin B3	0.842mg	8.096mg	45%
Copper	0.101mg	0.38mg	31%
Phosphorus	194mg	380mg	27%
Starch	51.36g		21%
Monounsaturated fat	9.134g	1.11g	20%
Vitamin B5	0.19mg	1.16mg	19%
Magnesium	72mg	151mg	19%
Saturated fat	4.331g	0.64g	17%
Sodium	514mg	116mg	17%
Selenium	7.6µg	16.4µg	16%
Calcium	138mg	11mg	13%
Zinc	1.29mg	2.5mg	11%
Calories	538kcal	380kcal	8%
Carbs	56.9g	80.1g	8%
Protein	6.17g	9g	6%
Vitamin K	6.3µg		5%
Potassium	144mg	299mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.167mg	0.13mg	3%
Folate	8µg	21µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.078mg	0.103mg	2%
Choline	12.1mg		2%
Fiber	4g	3.8g	1%
Vitamin B1	0.047mg	0.056mg	1%
Iron	1.2mg	1.14mg	1%
Net carbs	52.9g	76.3g	N/A
Sugar	0.27g		N/A
Vitamin A	3µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat	0.088g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.046mg	0.125mg	0%
Threonine	0.246mg	0.34mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.235mg	0.358mg	0%
Leucine	0.803mg	0.638mg	0%
Lysine	0.185mg	0.414mg	0%
Methionine	0.137mg	0.152mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.322mg	0.399mg	0%
Valine	0.331mg	0.489mg	0%
Histidine	0.2mg	0.218mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.006g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.264g		N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.013g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	16.036g		N/A