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Rice Cake

Rice cake is a rice-based preparation that may be steamed, pounded, baked, or molded for sweet or savory dishes.

Rice Cake — illustrative ingredient image

About Rice Cake

Rice cake is a broad rice-based preparation made by steaming, pounding, baking, pressing, or molding cooked rice or rice flour. It is used in sweet and savoury dishes, as a snack, or as an accompaniment to soups, sauces, and ceremonial foods. The English term covers substantially different regional products.

Its flavour is generally mild, allowing fillings, seasonings, or coatings to dominate. Texture can range from soft and chewy to crisp, dense, airy, pliable, or sticky, depending on the rice material, moisture, and processing. No single sensory profile applies to every rice cake.

Rice cakes may be round, flat, rectangular, rolled, or molded, and may be sold fresh or dried. Fresh forms are often pliable or sticky; dried forms may be toasted, fried, or rehydrated. These preparations change crispness, density, moisture, and chewiness, while fillings or coatings alter the finished product.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for rice cake

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English

Rice Cake

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Rice Cake nutrition & diet

Rice Cake nutritional value

Rice cake

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded USDA food form.

Calories
392kcal
Protein
7.1g
Carbs
81.1g
Fat
4.3g

Reference values per 100 g for the displayed USDA form. Varieties, recipes, brands and preparation can differ.

Portions & preparation

Identify the specific rice cake form, since steamed, pounded, baked, puffed, molded, and sweetened products differ substantially. Match the edible preparation, including added sugar, oil, coconut, fillings, sauces, or coatings, rather than substituting plain cooked rice.

Compare the right form: Establish the rice cake’s regional style and match its cooked, baked, puffed, or molded form, including fillings and coatings.

Diet considerations

Rice cake is generally plant-derived and rice-based, but recipes may include dairy, egg, meat, fish, or animal fat. Wheat coatings, fillings, or mixed flours can affect gluten-related compatibility. Sweeteners, sauces, shaping method, and portion size influence carbohydrate patterns.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Rice cake ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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