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Cap'n Crunch Cereal vs. Rice cakes — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cap'n Crunch Cereal and rice cakes

  • Cap'n Crunch Cereal has more folate, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, zinc, and vitamin B3; however, rice cakes are richer in manganese, phosphorus, and copper.
  • Cap'n Crunch Cereal's daily need coverage for folate is 384% more.
  • Cap'n Crunch Cereal contains 29 times more vitamin B1 than rice cakes. Cap'n Crunch Cereal contains 1.614mg of vitamin B1, while rice cakes contain 0.056mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, CAP'N CRUNCH and Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, buckwheat.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 39% 3.3% 16% 728% 37% 441% 72% 98% 97% 35%
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 IronIron +1603.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +546.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +174.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +60.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +242.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +127.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +727.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +152.3%
~equal in Calcium ~11mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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% 2.3% 12% 404% 420% 402% 8.7% 493% 0% 1.5% 1166%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2782.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1668.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +165.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1544.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +7304.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +700%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cap'n Crunch Cereal Rice cakes DV% diff.
Folate 1555µg 21µg 384%
Manganese 0.747mg 6.18mg 236%
Iron 19.42mg 1.14mg 229%
Vitamin B6 2.138mg 0.13mg 154%
Vitamin B2 1.822mg 0.103mg 132%
Vitamin B1 1.614mg 0.056mg 130%
Zinc 16.16mg 2.5mg 124%
Vitamin B3 21.465mg 8.096mg 84%
Copper 0.111mg 0.38mg 30%
Phosphorus 167mg 380mg 30%
Sodium 754mg 116mg 28%
Magnesium 55mg 151mg 23%
Vitamin B5 0.145mg 1.16mg 20%
Selenium 6.5µg 16.4µg 18%
Saturated fat 3.346g 0.64g 12%
Protein 4.39g 9g 9%
Fiber 2.5g 3.8g 5%
Vitamin E 0.62mg 4%
Potassium 186mg 299mg 3%
Fats 5.12g 3.5g 2%
Carbs 85.51g 80.1g 2%
Choline 8.6mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.747g 1.11g 2%
Calories 398kcal 380kcal 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.639g 1.11g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.1g 2.4g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 907kcal 422kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 25g 26g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.41 3.5 N/A
Net carbs 83.01g 76.3g N/A
Calcium 11mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 44.32g N/A
Trans fat 0.02g 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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 5% 86% 3% 2%
Protein: 4.39 g
Fats: 5.12 g
Carbs: 85.51 g
Water: 2.5 g
Other: 2.48 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 FatsFats +46.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +105%
Contains more WaterWater +136%
~equal in Carbs ~80.1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
71% 14% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.346 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.639 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.747 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +73.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +48.6%

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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. Cap'n Crunch Cereal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171642/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.