Cream of Rice vs. Plantain chips — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between cream of Rice and plantain chips

Cream of Rice is higher in iron, yet plantain chips are higher in vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin K, potassium, vitamin B5, and copper.
Plantain chips cover your daily saturated fat needs 42% more than cream of Rice.
Cream of Rice contains 4 times more iron than plantain chips. While cream of Rice contains 3.96mg of iron, plantain chips contain only 0.97mg.
The amount of saturated fat in cream of Rice is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Cereals, CREAM OF RICE, cooked with water, with salt and Snacks, plantain chips, salted.

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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.

Cream of Rice

Plantain chips

Contains more IronIron	+308.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-14.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+650%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+2266.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+3830%
Contains more CopperCopper	+482.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+131.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+358.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+91.7%

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.

Cream of Rice

Plantain chips

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3

+29.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+25100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1347.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1603.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1066.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.065mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	0.027g	11.739g	78%
Fats	0.1g	29.59g	45%
Saturated fat	0.02g	8.337g	38%
Iron	3.96mg	0.97mg	37%
Vitamin C	0mg	32.1mg	36%
Vitamin B6	0.027mg	0.46mg	33%
Vitamin E	0.02mg	5.04mg	33%
Calories	52kcal	531kcal	24%
Vitamin K	0µg	28.6µg	24%
Potassium	20mg	786mg	23%
Starch		50.8g	21%
Vitamin B5	0.076mg	1.1mg	20%
Copper	0.034mg	0.198mg	18%
Carbs	11.5g	63.84g	17%
Magnesium	3mg	71mg	16%
Fiber	0.1g	3.5g	14%
Monounsaturated fat	0.031g	5.632g	14%
Phosphorus	17mg	78mg	9%
Vitamin A	0µg	69µg	8%
Folate	3µg	35µg	8%
Manganese	0.144mg	0.276mg	6%
Selenium	3µg	0.4µg	5%
Protein	0.9g	2.28g	3%
Vitamin B2	0.018mg	0.04mg	2%
Zinc	0.16mg	0.37mg	2%
Vitamin B3	1.039mg	0.802mg	1%
Sodium	173mg	202mg	1%
Calcium	1mg	9mg	1%
Net carbs	11.4g	60.34g	N/A
Sugar	0.04g	0.92g	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.071mg	0.065mg	0%
Trans fat		0.185g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.013mg		0%
Threonine	0.044mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.015mg		0%
Leucine	0.073mg		0%
Lysine	0.037mg		0%
Methionine	0.026mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.037mg		0%
Valine	0.057mg		0%
Histidine	0.026mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.028g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.078g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		11.48g	N/A