Rice cakes vs. Spanish rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are rice cakes and spanish rice different?

Rice cakes have more manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B3, copper, magnesium, zinc, selenium, carbs, and vitamin B5 than spanish rice.
Daily need coverage for manganese for rice cakes is 252% higher.
Rice cakes contain 12 times more magnesium than spanish rice. While rice cakes contain 151mg of magnesium, spanish rice contains only 13mg.
Rice cakes have less sodium.
Spanish rice has a lower glycemic index (51) than rice cakes (82).

Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, buckwheat and Restaurant, Mexican, spanish rice are the varieties used in this article.

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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

Spanish rice

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1061.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+157.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+484.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+420.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+566.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-78%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1484.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+121.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+81.8%

~equal in Iron ~1.15mg

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

Spanish rice

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+39.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+240.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+179.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+58.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+226.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+138.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	6.18mg	0.39mg	252%
Phosphorus	380mg	57mg	46%
Vitamin B3	8.096mg	2.378mg	36%
Copper	0.38mg	0.065mg	35%
Magnesium	151mg	13mg	33%
Zinc	2.5mg	0.48mg	18%
Sodium	116mg	528mg	18%
Carbs	80.1g	31.16g	16%
Selenium	16.4µg	7.4µg	16%
Vitamin B5	1.16mg	0.415mg	15%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.238g	15%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		2.052g	12%
Protein	9g	3.28g	11%
Starch		27.55g	11%
Vitamin B1	0.056mg	0.183mg	11%
Vitamin K		13µg	11%
Calories	380kcal	185kcal	10%
Fiber	3.8g	1.2g	10%
Phenylalanine	0.399mg	153mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.11g	2.317g	8%
Folate	21µg	50µg	7%
Potassium	299mg	116mg	5%
Vitamin E		0.6mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.082mg	4%
Fats	3.5g	5.29g	3%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.08µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.103mg	0.074mg	2%
Choline		9.1mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.64g	1.005g	2%
Calcium	11mg	20mg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	6µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	1.11g	1.511g	1%
Fructose		0.42g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.4g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	422kcal	564kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	54g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.5	3.8	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	76.3g	29.96g	N/A
Iron	1.14mg	1.15mg	0%
Sugar		1.3g	N/A
Trans fat		0.07g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.125mg	0.044mg	0%
Threonine	0.34mg	0.098mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.358mg	0.109mg	0%
Leucine	0.638mg	0.24mg	0%
Lysine	0.414mg	0.131mg	0%
Methionine	0.152mg	0.071mg	0%
Valine	0.489mg	0.137mg	0%
Histidine	0.218mg	0.071mg	0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.002g	N/A