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Rice cakes vs. Potato salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between rice cakes and potato salad?

  • Potato salad has less manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B3, magnesium, copper, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B5 than rice cakes.
  • Rice cakes' daily need coverage for manganese is 264% higher.
  • Rice cakes have 10 times more magnesium than potato salad. Rice cakes have 151mg of magnesium, while potato salad has 15mg.
  • Rice cakes contain less sodium.
  • Potato salad has a lower glycemic index than rice cakes.

We used Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, buckwheat and Potato salad, home-prepared types in this comparison.

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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 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +906.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17.7%
Contains more IronIron +75.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +222%
Contains more ZincZinc +706.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +630.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6018.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +72.7%

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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +71.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +809.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +117.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +37.5%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.141mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rice cakes Potato salad DV% diff.
Manganese 6.18mg 0.101mg 264%
Phosphorus 380mg 52mg 47%
Vitamin B3 8.096mg 0.89mg 45%
Magnesium 151mg 15mg 32%
Copper 0.38mg 0.118mg 29%
Carbs 80.1g 11.17g 23%
Cholesterol 0mg 68mg 23%
Selenium 16.4µg 4.1µg 22%
Zinc 2.5mg 0.31mg 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.11g 3.737g 18%
Sodium 116mg 529mg 18%
Vitamin B5 1.16mg 0.534mg 13%
Protein 9g 2.68g 13%
Calories 380kcal 143kcal 12%
Vitamin C 0mg 10mg 11%
Fiber 3.8g 1.3g 10%
Fats 3.5g 8.2g 7%
Iron 1.14mg 0.65mg 6%
Folate 21µg 7µg 4%
Saturated fat 0.64g 1.429g 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 32µg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.11g 2.48g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.103mg 0.06mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.056mg 0.077mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.141mg 1%
Calcium 11mg 19mg 1%
Potassium 299mg 254mg 1%
Net carbs 76.3g 9.87g N/A
Tryptophan 0.125mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.34mg 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.358mg 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 0.638mg 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.414mg 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.152mg 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.399mg 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.489mg 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.218mg 0.062mg 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
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +235.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +617.1%
Contains more FatsFats +134.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1188.1%
Contains more OtherOther +30%

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
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -55.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +123.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +236.7%

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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. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/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.