Rice cakes vs. Sweet potato chips — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between rice cakes and sweet potato chips

Rice cakes have more manganese, vitamin B3, phosphorus, selenium, and magnesium; however, sweet potato chips have more vitamin A, fats, vitamin B6, fiber, and potassium.
Daily need coverage for manganese for rice cakes is 210% higher.
Sweet potato chips have 8 times less selenium than rice cakes. Rice cakes have 16.4µg of selenium, while sweet potato chips have 2.1µg.
Rice cakes have a higher glycemic index than sweet potato chips.

Food types used in this article are Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, buckwheat and Snacks, sweet potato chips, unsalted.

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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

Sweet potato chips

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+132.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+371.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+162.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+358.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+681%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+436.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+209.4%
Contains more IronIron	+86%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-69.8%

~equal in Copper ~0.412mg

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

Sweet potato chips

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3

+287.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+57.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+56.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+33.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+311.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+76.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	6.18mg	1.349mg	210%
Vitamin A	0µg	1184µg	132%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.11g	12.224g	74%
Vitamin E		9.82mg	65%
Fats	3.5g	32.35g	44%
Vitamin B3	8.096mg	2.088mg	38%
Phosphorus	380mg	145mg	34%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.535mg	31%
Selenium	16.4µg	2.1µg	26%
Magnesium	151mg	65mg	20%
Fiber	3.8g	8.8g	20%
Vitamin K		24.5µg	20%
Monounsaturated fat	1.11g	9.155g	20%
Potassium	299mg	925mg	18%
Zinc	2.5mg	0.53mg	18%
Protein	9g	2.94g	12%
Iron	1.14mg	2.12mg	12%
Saturated fat	0.64g	2.941g	10%
Calories	380kcal	532kcal	8%
Carbs	80.1g	56.82g	8%
Vitamin B5	1.16mg	1.551mg	8%
Choline		36.6mg	7%
Calcium	11mg	59mg	5%
Copper	0.38mg	0.412mg	4%
Sodium	116mg	35mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.103mg	0.161mg	4%
Folate	21µg	37µg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.056mg	0.088mg	3%
Protein per 100 calories	2.4g	0.55g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	422kcal	1810kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	19g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.5	7.3	N/A
Net carbs	76.3g	48.02g	N/A
Sugar		8.82g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.125mg	0.098mg	0%
Threonine	0.34mg	0.26mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.358mg	0.17mg	0%
Leucine	0.638mg	0.287mg	0%
Lysine	0.414mg	0.205mg	0%
Methionine	0.152mg	0.09mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.399mg	0.278mg	0%
Valine	0.489mg	0.267mg	0%
Histidine	0.218mg	0.096mg	0%