Oats vs. Rice cakes — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between oats and rice cakes

Oats have more vitamin B1, iron, copper, fiber, phosphorus, zinc, folate, and magnesium; however, rice cakes are richer in manganese and vitamin B3.
Oats cover your daily vitamin B1 needs 59% more than rice cakes.
Rice cakes have 4 times less iron than oats. Oats have 4.72mg of iron, while rice cakes have 1.14mg.
Rice cakes have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of rice cakes is 82, while the glycemic index of oats is 59.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Oats 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.

Oats

Rice cakes

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+17.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+390.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+43.5%
Contains more IronIron	+314%
Contains more CopperCopper	+64.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+58.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+37.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.3%

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+25.7%

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.

Oats

Rice cakes

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1262.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+35%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+16.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+166.7%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3

+742.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.13mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.763mg	0.056mg	59%
Manganese	4.916mg	6.18mg	55%
Vitamin B3	0.961mg	8.096mg	45%
Iron	4.72mg	1.14mg	45%
Selenium		16.4µg	30%
Copper	0.626mg	0.38mg	27%
Fiber	10.6g	3.8g	27%
Phosphorus	523mg	380mg	20%
Protein	16.89g	9g	16%
Zinc	3.97mg	2.5mg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.535g	1.11g	10%
Folate	56µg	21µg	9%
Magnesium	177mg	151mg	6%
Sodium	2mg	116mg	5%
Carbs	66.27g	80.1g	5%
Fats	6.9g	3.5g	5%
Potassium	429mg	299mg	4%
Calcium	54mg	11mg	4%
Vitamin B5	1.349mg	1.16mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.139mg	0.103mg	3%
Saturated fat	1.217g	0.64g	3%
Monounsaturated fat	2.178g	1.11g	3%
Vitamin B6	0.119mg	0.13mg	1%
Calories	389kcal	380kcal	0%
Net carbs	55.67g	76.3g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.234mg	0.125mg	0%
Threonine	0.575mg	0.34mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.694mg	0.358mg	0%
Leucine	1.284mg	0.638mg	0%
Lysine	0.701mg	0.414mg	0%
Methionine	0.312mg	0.152mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.895mg	0.399mg	0%
Valine	0.937mg	0.489mg	0%
Histidine	0.405mg	0.218mg	0%