Plantain chips vs. Rice cakes — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are plantain chips and rice cakes different?

Plantain chips are higher in vitamin C, vitamin A, and vitamin B6; however, rice cakes are richer in manganese, vitamin B3, phosphorus, selenium, copper, and zinc.
Daily need coverage for manganese for rice cakes is 257% higher.
Rice cakes have less saturated fat.
Plantain chips have a lower glycemic index (45) than rice cakes (82).

Snacks, plantain chips, salted and Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, buckwheat are the varieties used 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.

Plantain chips

Rice cakes

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+162.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+112.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+22.2%
Contains more IronIron	+17.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+91.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+575.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+387.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-42.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2139.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+4000%

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.

Plantain chips

Rice cakes

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+16.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+253.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+157.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+909.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.16mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.276mg	6.18mg	257%
Polyunsaturated fat	11.739g	1.11g	71%
Vitamin B3	0.802mg	8.096mg	46%
Phosphorus	78mg	380mg	43%
Fats	29.59g	3.5g	40%
Vitamin C	32.1mg	0mg	36%
Saturated fat	8.337g	0.64g	35%
Vitamin E	5.04mg		34%
Selenium	0.4µg	16.4µg	29%
Vitamin B6	0.46mg	0.13mg	25%
Vitamin K	28.6µg		24%
Starch	50.8g		21%
Copper	0.198mg	0.38mg	20%
Zinc	0.37mg	2.5mg	19%
Magnesium	71mg	151mg	19%
Potassium	786mg	299mg	14%
Protein	2.28g	9g	13%
Monounsaturated fat	5.632g	1.11g	11%
Vitamin A	69µg	0µg	8%
Calories	531kcal	380kcal	8%
Vitamin B2	0.04mg	0.103mg	5%
Carbs	63.84g	80.1g	5%
Folate	35µg	21µg	4%
Sodium	202mg	116mg	4%
Iron	0.97mg	1.14mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.065mg	0.056mg	1%
Fiber	3.5g	3.8g	1%
Vitamin B5	1.1mg	1.16mg	1%
Net carbs	60.34g	76.3g	N/A
Calcium	9mg	11mg	0%
Sugar	0.92g		N/A
Trans fat	0.185g		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%
Omega-3 - EPA	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