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Scrambled egg vs. Rice cakes — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between scrambled egg and rice cakes

  • Scrambled egg has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and iron; however, rice cakes are richer in manganese, vitamin B3, copper, magnesium, and phosphorus.
  • Rice cakes cover your daily manganese needs 267% more than scrambled egg.
  • Rice cakes have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of rice cakes is 82, while the glycemic index of scrambled egg is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fast foods, egg, scrambled and Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, buckwheat.

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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 10% 17% 13% 97% 22% 45% 104% 24% 5.6% 123%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +418.2%
Contains more IronIron +127.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +37.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +978.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +103.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +467.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +50.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +57%
Contains less SodiumSodium -38%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14272.1%

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.
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 11% 59% 19% 17% 20% 120% 3.9% 56% 44% 126% 23% 22% 99%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +404.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +46.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +38.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3755.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23.4%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Scrambled egg Rice cakes DV% diff.
Manganese 0.043mg 6.18mg 267%
Cholesterol 426mg 0mg 142%
Vitamin B3 0.21mg 8.096mg 49%
Vitamin B12 1.01µg 0µg 42%
Copper 0.067mg 0.38mg 35%
Choline 180.6mg 33%
Magnesium 14mg 151mg 33%
Vitamin B2 0.52mg 0.103mg 32%
Carbs 2.08g 80.1g 26%
Saturated fat 6.153g 0.64g 25%
Vitamin A 176µg 0µg 20%
Phosphorus 242mg 380mg 20%
Fats 16.18g 3.5g 20%
Iron 2.59mg 1.14mg 18%
Fiber 0g 3.8g 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.889g 1.11g 12%
Selenium 22.5µg 16.4µg 11%
Protein 13.84g 9g 10%
Vitamin K 9µg 8%
Calories 212kcal 380kcal 8%
Zinc 1.66mg 2.5mg 8%
Vitamin D 1.1µg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.969g 1.11g 6%
Vitamin D 46IU 6%
Vitamin E 0.96mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.13mg 5%
Calcium 57mg 11mg 5%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.94mg 1.16mg 4%
Potassium 147mg 299mg 4%
Sodium 187mg 116mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.056mg 2%
Folate 29µg 21µg 2%
Net carbs 2.08g 76.3g N/A
Sugar 1.64g N/A
Tryptophan 0.212mg 0.125mg 0%
Threonine 0.657mg 0.34mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.836mg 0.358mg 0%
Leucine 1.185mg 0.638mg 0%
Lysine 0.913mg 0.414mg 0%
Methionine 0.427mg 0.152mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.75mg 0.399mg 0%
Valine 0.96mg 0.489mg 0%
Histidine 0.325mg 0.218mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 16% 2% 67%
Protein: 13.84 g
Fats: 16.18 g
Carbs: 2.08 g
Water: 66.7 g
Other: 1.2 g
9% 4% 80% 6%
Protein: 9 g
Fats: 3.5 g
Carbs: 80.1 g
Water: 5.9 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +53.8%
Contains more FatsFats +362.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1030.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3751%
Contains more OtherOther +25%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 42% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.153 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.889 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.969 g
22% 39% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.64 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.11 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.11 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +430.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +77.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.6%

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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. Scrambled egg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173272/nutrients
  2. Rice cakes - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167967/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.