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

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How are rice cakes and plantain chips different?

Rice cakes are higher in manganese, vitamin B3, phosphorus, selenium, copper, and zinc; however, plantain chips are richer in vitamin C, vitamin A, and vitamin B6.
Daily need coverage for manganese for rice cakes is 257% higher.
Rice cakes contain 41 times more selenium than plantain chips. While rice cakes contain 16.4µg of selenium, plantain chips contain only 0.4µg.
Rice cakes have less saturated fat.
Plantain chips have a lower glycemic index (45) than rice cakes (82).

Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, buckwheat and Snacks, plantain chips, salted 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.

Rice cakes

Plantain chips

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%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+162.9%

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

Plantain chips

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

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

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.1mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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