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Rice cakes vs. Rye bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between rice cakes and rye bread

  • Rice cakes have more manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B3, magnesium, and copper; however, rye bread is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, folate, and iron.
  • Rice cakes' daily need coverage for manganese is 233% more.
  • Rice cakes contain 4 times more magnesium than rye bread. Rice cakes contain 151mg of magnesium, while rye bread contains 40mg.
  • Rice cakes contain less sodium.
  • Rice cakes have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of rice cakes is 82, while the glycemic index of rye bread is 60.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, buckwheat and Bread, rye.

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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 29% 22% 15% 106% 62% 31% 54% 79% 107% 169%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +277.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +80.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +104.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +119.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +204%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +650%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +563.6%
Contains more IronIron +148.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +88.4%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 14% 24% 152% 70% 30% 0% 0% 16%
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 1.3% 0% 6.6% 0% 109% 77% 71% 26% 17% 0% 3% 83%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +112.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +163.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +73.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +675%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +225.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +423.8%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rice cakes Rye bread DV% diff.
Manganese 6.18mg 0.824mg 233%
Phosphorus 380mg 125mg 36%
Vitamin B1 0.056mg 0.434mg 32%
Vitamin B3 8.096mg 3.805mg 27%
Magnesium 151mg 40mg 26%
Selenium 16.4µg 30.9µg 26%
Copper 0.38mg 0.186mg 22%
Folate 21µg 110µg 22%
Iron 1.14mg 2.83mg 21%
Sodium 116mg 603mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.103mg 0.335mg 18%
Vitamin B5 1.16mg 0.44mg 14%
Zinc 2.5mg 1.14mg 12%
Carbs 80.1g 48.3g 11%
Fiber 3.8g 5.8g 8%
Calories 380kcal 259kcal 6%
Calcium 11mg 73mg 6%
Potassium 299mg 166mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.075mg 4%
Choline 14.6mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.33mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.11g 0.799g 2%
Protein 9g 8.5g 1%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 1.11g 1.311g 1%
Fats 3.5g 3.3g 0%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 76.3g 42.5g N/A
Sugar 3.85g N/A
Saturated fat 0.64g 0.626g 0%
Tryptophan 0.125mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.34mg 0.255mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.358mg 0.319mg 0%
Leucine 0.638mg 0.579mg 0%
Lysine 0.414mg 0.233mg 0%
Methionine 0.152mg 0.139mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.399mg 0.411mg 0%
Valine 0.489mg 0.379mg 0%
Histidine 0.218mg 0.182mg 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
9% 3% 48% 37% 3%
Protein: 8.5 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 48.3 g
Water: 37.3 g
Other: 2.6 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +65.8%
Contains more WaterWater +532.2%
Contains more OtherOther +73.3%
~equal in Protein ~8.5g
~equal in Fats ~3.3g

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
23% 48% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.626 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.311 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.799 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +38.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +18.1%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.626g

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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. Rye bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172684/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.