Rice cakes vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are rice cakes and penne different?
- Rice cakes are richer in phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, potassium, and polyunsaturated fat, while penne is higher in calcium.
- Rice cakes cover your daily need for phosphorus, 37% more than penne.
- Rice cakes contain 5 times more magnesium than penne. Rice cakes contain 151mg of magnesium, while penne contains 30mg.
- Rice cakes are lower in sodium.
- Rice cakes have a higher glycemic index (82) than penne (43).
Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, buckwheat and KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared types were 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +403.3% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +145.1% |
| Contains more IronIron | +42.5% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +127.3% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +222% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -53.2% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +709.1% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Manganese | 6.18mg | 269% | |
| Vitamin B3 | 8.096mg | 51% | |
| Copper | 0.38mg | 42% | |
| Phosphorus | 380mg | 118mg | 37% |
| Selenium | 16.4µg | 30% | |
| Magnesium | 151mg | 30mg | 29% |
| Vitamin B5 | 1.16mg | 23% | |
| Carbs | 80.1g | 16.8g | 21% |
| Zinc | 2.5mg | 1.1mg | 13% |
| Calories | 380kcal | 126kcal | 13% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.13mg | 10% | |
| Calcium | 11mg | 89mg | 8% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.103mg | 8% | |
| Saturated fat | 0.64g | 2.3g | 8% |
| Protein | 9g | 5.7g | 7% |
| Sodium | 116mg | 248mg | 6% |
| Folate | 21µg | 5% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.11g | 0.4g | 5% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.056mg | 5% | |
| Potassium | 299mg | 122mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 3.8g | 2.7g | 4% |
| Iron | 1.14mg | 0.8mg | 4% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 12mg | 4% |
| Fats | 3.5g | 4g | 1% |
| Net carbs | 76.3g | 14.1g | N/A |
| Sugar | 1.9g | N/A | |
| Trans fat | 0.2g | N/A | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 1.11g | 1g | 0% |
| 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
Protein:
9 g
Fats:
3.5 g
Carbs:
80.1 g
Water:
5.9 g
Other:
1.5 g
Protein:
5.7 g
Fats:
4 g
Carbs:
16.8 g
Water:
72.4 g
Other:
1.1 g
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +57.9% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +376.8% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +36.4% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +14.3% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +1127.1% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.64 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
1.11 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
1.11 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
2.3 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
1 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.4 g
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -72.2% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +177.5% |
~equal in
Monounsaturated fat
~1g
