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Rice cakes vs. Cap'n Crunch Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between rice cakes and cap'n Crunch Cereal

  • Rice cakes have more manganese, phosphorus, and copper; however, cap'n Crunch Cereal is richer in folate, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, zinc, and vitamin B3.
  • Cap'n Crunch Cereal's daily need coverage for folate is 384% more.
  • Rice cakes contain 8 times more manganese than cap'n Crunch Cereal. Rice cakes contain 6.18mg of manganese, while cap'n Crunch Cereal contains 0.747mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, buckwheat and Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, CAP'N CRUNCH.

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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 108% 3.3% 26% 43% 127% 68% 163% 15% 806% 89%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 39% 3.3% 16% 728% 37% 441% 72% 98% 97% 35%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +174.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +60.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +242.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +127.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +727.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +152.3%
Contains more IronIron +1603.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +546.4%
~equal in Calcium ~11mg

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% 0% 0% 0% 14% 24% 152% 70% 30% 0% 0% 16% 0%
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% 2.3% 12% 0% 404% 420% 402% 8.7% 493% 0% 1.5% 1166% 4.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2782.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1668.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +165.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1544.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +7304.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rice cakes Cap'n Crunch Cereal DV% diff.
Folate 21µg 1555µg 384%
Manganese 6.18mg 0.747mg 236%
Iron 1.14mg 19.42mg 229%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 2.138mg 154%
Vitamin B2 0.103mg 1.822mg 132%
Vitamin B1 0.056mg 1.614mg 130%
Zinc 2.5mg 16.16mg 124%
Vitamin B3 8.096mg 21.465mg 84%
Copper 0.38mg 0.111mg 30%
Phosphorus 380mg 167mg 30%
Sodium 116mg 754mg 28%
Magnesium 151mg 55mg 23%
Vitamin B5 1.16mg 0.145mg 20%
Selenium 16.4µg 6.5µg 18%
Saturated fat 0.64g 3.346g 12%
Protein 9g 4.39g 9%
Fiber 3.8g 2.5g 5%
Vitamin E 0.62mg 4%
Potassium 299mg 186mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.11g 0.747g 2%
Choline 8.6mg 2%
Fats 3.5g 5.12g 2%
Carbs 80.1g 85.51g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 1.11g 0.639g 1%
Calories 380kcal 398kcal 1%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 7µg 1%
Net carbs 76.3g 83.01g N/A
Calcium 11mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 44.32g N/A
Trans fat 0.02g 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
9% 4% 80% 6%
Protein: 9 g
Fats: 3.5 g
Carbs: 80.1 g
Water: 5.9 g
Other: 1.5 g
4% 5% 86% 3% 2%
Protein: 4.39 g
Fats: 5.12 g
Carbs: 85.51 g
Water: 2.5 g
Other: 2.48 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +105%
Contains more WaterWater +136%
Contains more FatsFats +46.3%
Contains more OtherOther +65.3%
~equal in Carbs ~85.51g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 39% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.64 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.11 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.11 g
71% 14% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.346 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.639 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.747 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +73.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +48.6%

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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. Rice cakes - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167967/nutrients
  2. Cap'n Crunch Cereal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171642/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.