Granola bars vs. Rice cakes — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between granola bars and rice cakes?

Granola bars are higher in iron, vitamin B1, and fiber, yet rice cakes are higher in manganese, vitamin B3, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin B5.
Rice cakes' daily need coverage for manganese is 191% more.
Granola bars have 5 times more vitamin B1 than rice cakes. While granola bars have 0.264mg of vitamin B1, rice cakes have only 0.056mg.
The amount of saturated fat in rice cakes is lower.
The glycemic index of granola bars is lower.

We used Snacks, granola bars, hard, plain 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.

Granola bars

Rice cakes

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+454.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12.4%
Contains more IronIron	+158.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+55.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+23.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+37.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-60.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+247.8%

~equal in Copper ~0.38mg

~equal in Selenium ~16.4µg

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.

Granola bars

Rice cakes

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+371.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+15.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+412.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+42.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+52.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~21µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	1.777mg	6.18mg	191%
Polyunsaturated fat	12.05g	1.11g	73%
Vitamin B3	1.581mg	8.096mg	41%
Fats	19.8g	3.5g	25%
Iron	2.95mg	1.14mg	23%
Vitamin B1	0.264mg	0.056mg	17%
Phosphorus	277mg	380mg	15%
Vitamin E	2.09mg		14%
Magnesium	97mg	151mg	13%
Vitamin K	14.6µg		12%
Sodium	294mg	116mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	4.38g	1.11g	8%
Saturated fat	2.37g	0.64g	8%
Vitamin B5	0.813mg	1.16mg	7%
Fiber	5.3g	3.8g	6%
Calories	471kcal	380kcal	5%
Carbs	64.4g	80.1g	5%
Calcium	61mg	11mg	5%
Choline	22mg		4%
Zinc	2.03mg	2.5mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.085mg	0.13mg	3%
Protein	10.1g	9g	2%
Copper	0.392mg	0.38mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.9mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.119mg	0.103mg	1%
Potassium	336mg	299mg	1%
Folate	23µg	21µg	1%
Net carbs	59.1g	76.3g	N/A
Sugar	28.57g		N/A
Vitamin A	2µg	0µg	0%
Selenium	16.2µg	16.4µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.177mg	0.125mg	0%
Threonine	0.264mg	0.34mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.352mg	0.358mg	0%
Leucine	0.724mg	0.638mg	0%
Lysine	0.4mg	0.414mg	0%
Methionine	0.177mg	0.152mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.479mg	0.399mg	0%
Valine	0.508mg	0.489mg	0%
Histidine	0.216mg	0.218mg	0%