Rice cakes vs. Oatmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between rice cakes and oatmeal

Rice cakes have more manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B3, magnesium, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B5; however, oatmeal is higher in iron and vitamin B1.
Rice cakes cover your daily manganese needs 244% more than oatmeal.
Oatmeal contains 6 times less magnesium than rice cakes. Rice cakes contain 151mg of magnesium, while oatmeal contains 26mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, buckwheat and Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved).

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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.

Rice cakes

Oatmeal

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+480.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+390.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+475.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+303.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+393.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1007.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+228%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+627.3%
Contains more IronIron	+422.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-57.8%

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.

Rice cakes

Oatmeal

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+167.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+265.9%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+364.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+108.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+123.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+109.5%

~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	0.558mg	244%
Iron	1.14mg	5.96mg	60%
Phosphorus	380mg	77mg	43%
Copper	0.38mg	0.066mg	35%
Vitamin B3	8.096mg	3.025mg	32%
Magnesium	151mg	26mg	30%
Carbs	80.1g	11.67g	23%
Selenium	16.4µg	5µg	21%
Vitamin B1	0.056mg	0.26mg	17%
Vitamin B5	1.16mg	0.317mg	17%
Zinc	2.5mg	0.62mg	17%
Calories	380kcal	68kcal	16%
Vitamin A	0µg	130µg	14%
Protein	9g	2.37g	13%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.29mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.103mg	0.215mg	9%
Fiber	3.8g	1.7g	8%
Calcium	11mg	80mg	7%
Potassium	299mg	61mg	7%
Folate	21µg	44µg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.11g	0.426g	5%
Starch		10.37g	4%
Fats	3.5g	1.36g	3%
Sodium	116mg	49mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	1.11g	0.391g	2%
Saturated fat	0.64g	0.226g	2%
Choline		4.7mg	1%
Net carbs	76.3g	9.97g	N/A
Sugar		0.46g	N/A
Vitamin E		0.07mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.4µg	0%
Trans fat		0.003g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.125mg	0.04mg	0%
Threonine	0.34mg	0.083mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.358mg	0.105mg	0%
Leucine	0.638mg	0.2mg	0%
Lysine	0.414mg	0.135mg	0%
Methionine	0.152mg	0.04mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.399mg	0.13mg	0%
Valine	0.489mg	0.151mg	0%
Histidine	0.218mg	0.057mg	0%