Corn vs. Rice cakes — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between corn and rice cakes

Corn has more vitamin C; however, rice cakes are richer in manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B3, copper, magnesium, selenium, zinc, iron, and vitamin B5.
Rice cakes cover your daily manganese needs 261% more than corn.
Rice cakes have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of rice cakes is 82, while the glycemic index of corn is 52.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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

Rice cakes

Contains less SodiumSodium

-99.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+480.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+266.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+37.2%
Contains more IronIron	+153.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+675.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+303.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+393.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3600.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+8100%

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

Rice cakes

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+66.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+80.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+381%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+46.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.13mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~21µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.167mg	6.18mg	261%
Phosphorus	77mg	380mg	43%
Vitamin B3	1.683mg	8.096mg	40%
Copper	0.049mg	0.38mg	37%
Magnesium	26mg	151mg	30%
Selenium	0.2µg	16.4µg	29%
Carbs	20.98g	80.1g	20%
Zinc	0.62mg	2.5mg	17%
Calories	96kcal	380kcal	14%
Protein	3.41g	9g	11%
Iron	0.45mg	1.14mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.792mg	1.16mg	7%
Vitamin C	5.5mg	0mg	6%
Fiber	2.4g	3.8g	6%
Sodium	1mg	116mg	5%
Choline	29.1mg		5%
Vitamin B2	0.057mg	0.103mg	4%
Fats	1.5g	3.5g	3%
Starch	7.17g		3%
Vitamin B1	0.093mg	0.056mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.603g	1.11g	3%
Potassium	218mg	299mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.197g	0.64g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.374g	1.11g	2%
Calcium	3mg	11mg	1%
Vitamin A	13µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.09mg		1%
Vitamin B6	0.139mg	0.13mg	1%
Folate	23µg	21µg	1%
Fructose	0.79g		1%
Net carbs	18.58g	76.3g	N/A
Sugar	4.54g		N/A
Vitamin K	0.4µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.023mg	0.125mg	0%
Threonine	0.133mg	0.34mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.133mg	0.358mg	0%
Leucine	0.358mg	0.638mg	0%
Lysine	0.141mg	0.414mg	0%
Methionine	0.069mg	0.152mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.155mg	0.399mg	0%
Valine	0.191mg	0.489mg	0%
Histidine	0.091mg	0.218mg	0%