Rice cakes vs. Jerky — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between rice cakes and jerky

Rice cakes have more manganese and vitamin B3; however, jerky has more protein, iron, zinc, vitamin B12, fats, and folate.
Daily need coverage for manganese for rice cakes is 264% higher.
Jerky has 5 times less vitamin B3 than rice cakes. Rice cakes have 8.096mg of vitamin B3, while jerky has 1.732mg.
Rice cakes are lower in saturated fat.
Rice cakes have a higher glycemic index than jerky.

Food types used in this article are Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, buckwheat and Snacks, beef jerky, chopped, and formed.

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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.

Rice cakes

Jerky

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+196.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+67.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+5467.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+53.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+81.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+99.7%
Contains more IronIron	+375.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+224.4%

~equal in Phosphorus ~407mg

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.

Rice cakes

Jerky

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+367.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+611.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+175%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+37.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+37.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+538.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	6.18mg	0.111mg	264%
Sodium	116mg	2081mg	85%
Iron	1.14mg	5.42mg	54%
Zinc	2.5mg	8.11mg	51%
Protein	9g	33.2g	48%
Saturated fat	0.64g	10.85g	46%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.99µg	41%
Vitamin B3	8.096mg	1.732mg	40%
Fats	3.5g	25.6g	34%
Folate	21µg	134µg	28%
Monounsaturated fat	1.11g	11.305g	25%
Magnesium	151mg	51mg	24%
Carbs	80.1g	11g	23%
Vitamin B5	1.16mg	0.163mg	20%
Choline		109.1mg	20%
Copper	0.38mg	0.227mg	17%
Cholesterol	0mg	48mg	16%
Selenium	16.4µg	10.7µg	10%
Potassium	299mg	597mg	9%
Fiber	3.8g	1.8g	8%
Vitamin B1	0.056mg	0.154mg	8%
Phosphorus	380mg	407mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.179mg	4%
Vitamin E		0.49mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.103mg	0.142mg	3%
Calories	380kcal	410kcal	2%
Vitamin D		0.3µg	2%
Vitamin K		2.3µg	2%
Vitamin D*		11 IU	1%
Calcium	11mg	20mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.11g	1.011g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.4g	8.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	422kcal	123kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	24g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.5	1.1	N/A
Net carbs	76.3g	9.2g	N/A
Sugar		9g	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%