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

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A recap on the differences between rice cakes and corn chips

Rice cakes have more manganese, vitamin B3, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B5, magnesium, and selenium; however, corn chips are higher in fats.
Rice cakes cover your daily manganese needs 254% more than corn chips.
Corn chips contain 10 times less vitamin B3 than rice cakes. Rice cakes contain 8.096mg of vitamin B3, while corn chips contain 0.842mg.
Rice cakes have less sodium.
The glycemic index of rice cakes is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, buckwheat and Snacks, corn-based, extruded, chips, plain.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Rice cakes

Corn chips

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+109.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+107.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+276.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+93.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+95.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-77.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1755.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+115.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+1154.5%

~equal in Iron ~1.2mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Rice cakes

Corn chips

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+19.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+32.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+861.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+510.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+162.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+28.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	6.18mg	0.333mg	254%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.11g	16.438g	102%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		16.036g	94%
Vitamin E		7.23mg	48%
Fats	3.5g	33.36g	46%
Vitamin B3	8.096mg	0.842mg	45%
Copper	0.38mg	0.101mg	31%
Phosphorus	380mg	194mg	27%
Starch		51.36g	21%
Monounsaturated fat	1.11g	9.134g	20%
Magnesium	151mg	72mg	19%
Vitamin B5	1.16mg	0.19mg	19%
Sodium	116mg	514mg	17%
Saturated fat	0.64g	4.331g	17%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.264g	17%
Selenium	16.4µg	7.6µg	16%
Calcium	11mg	138mg	13%
Zinc	2.5mg	1.29mg	11%
Calories	380kcal	538kcal	8%
Carbs	80.1g	56.9g	8%
Protein	9g	6.17g	6%
Potassium	299mg	144mg	5%
Vitamin K		6.3µg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.167mg	3%
Folate	21µg	8µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.103mg	0.078mg	2%
Choline		12.1mg	2%
Iron	1.14mg	1.2mg	1%
Fiber	3.8g	4g	1%
Vitamin B1	0.056mg	0.047mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.4g	1.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	422kcal	872kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	19g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.5	5.9	N/A
Net carbs	76.3g	52.9g	N/A
Sugar		0.27g	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Trans fat		0.088g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.125mg	0.046mg	0%
Threonine	0.34mg	0.246mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.358mg	0.235mg	0%
Leucine	0.638mg	0.803mg	0%
Lysine	0.414mg	0.185mg	0%
Methionine	0.152mg	0.137mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.399mg	0.322mg	0%
Valine	0.489mg	0.331mg	0%
Histidine	0.218mg	0.2mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)		0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.013g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.007g	N/A