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Grape-Nuts Cereal vs. Rice cakes — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between grape-Nuts Cereal and rice cakes

  • Grape-Nuts Cereal has more iron, folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, fiber, and phosphorus; however, rice cakes are richer in manganese, selenium, and magnesium.
  • Grape-Nuts Cereal covers your daily iron needs 336% more than rice cakes.
  • Rice cakes have 16 times less folate than grape-Nuts Cereal. Grape-Nuts Cereal has 345µg of folate, while rice cakes have 21µg.
  • Rice cakes contain less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal 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 89% 9.6% 35% 1050% 113% 56% 200% 61% 422% 50%
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 +190.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33.8%
Contains more IronIron +2356.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +22.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +21.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +11.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +20.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +91%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +80.2%

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 0.33% 0% 12% 0% 163% 28% 162% 52% 198% 0% 5% 259% 17%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1060.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +561.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1542.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +33%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~8.096mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Grape-Nuts Cereal Rice cakes DV% diff.
Iron 28mg 1.14mg 336%
Manganese 3.236mg 6.18mg 128%
Folate 345µg 21µg 81%
Vitamin B6 0.86mg 0.13mg 56%
Vitamin B1 0.65mg 0.056mg 50%
Fiber 13g 3.8g 37%
Sodium 465mg 116mg 15%
Selenium 9.1µg 16.4µg 13%
Phosphorus 467mg 380mg 12%
Magnesium 124mg 151mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.872mg 1.16mg 6%
Choline 31.9mg 6%
Protein 11.22g 9g 4%
Vitamin E 0.62mg 4%
Copper 0.34mg 0.38mg 4%
Zinc 2.07mg 2.5mg 4%
Potassium 400mg 299mg 3%
Fats 1.81g 3.5g 3%
Vitamin B3 8.62mg 8.096mg 3%
Vitamin K 2µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.78g 1.11g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.21g 1.11g 2%
Calcium 32mg 11mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.34g 0.64g 1%
Calories 361kcal 380kcal 1%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.103mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Carbs 80.49g 80.1g 0%
Net carbs 67.49g 76.3g N/A
Sugar 8.86g N/A
Tryptophan 0.125mg 0%
Threonine 0.34mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.358mg 0%
Leucine 0.638mg 0%
Lysine 0.414mg 0%
Methionine 0.152mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.399mg 0%
Valine 0.489mg 0%
Histidine 0.218mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 2% 80% 4% 3%
Protein: 11.22 g
Fats: 1.81 g
Carbs: 80.49 g
Water: 3.5 g
Other: 2.98 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 ProteinProtein +24.7%
Contains more OtherOther +98.7%
Contains more FatsFats +93.4%
Contains more WaterWater +68.6%
~equal in Carbs ~80.1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.34 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.21 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.78 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 -46.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +428.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +42.3%

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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. Grape-Nuts Cereal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171647/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.