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Rice cakes: compare ingredients, then choose.
Compare plain, sweet, and savory rice cakes and rice chips.
Research · Rice cakes
What our research found about rice cakes
Rice cakes and rice chips are made from puffed or popped rice, so they inherit rice’s arsenic profile and are easy to overeat because they are light. Plain versions can list only rice and salt; flavored and chocolate-coated versions add sugar, oils and seasonings. Because the base grain is the same across brands, differences come down to flavoring, oil and sodium.
If you eat rice cakes often, think of them as one of several rice-based foods in your week rather than the only snack, and vary with corn, oat, seed or other grain-based snacks. Compare sodium per cake and the type of coating on flavored varieties.
- Products
- 141 brand
- Full labels recorded
- 17% of the shelf
- Maker says organic
- 11maker’s claim
- List an added sweetener
- 0of 1 labels
- List a seed oil
- 0of 1 labels
- Typical label length
- 2ingredients (median)
Counts use complete, current ingredient labels only. Records without a published label stay unknown and are never counted as clean.
What to compare
- Plain or flavored. Plain versions have the shortest lists; flavors add sugar, oils and seasoning.
- Sodium per cake. Compare mg per serving.
- Variety. Rotate rice snacks with other grains to vary exposure to arsenic.
- Organic claim. USDA Organic covers farming practices but not heavy-metal content.
References
- Reducing the risk from arsenic in rice Consumer Reports
- Arsenic in food and dietary supplements U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Sodium in your diet U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Organic labeling and what the USDA Organic seal means USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
Compare the recorded labels
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“No …” columns: None found on the label · Listed on the label · Unknown. Claims: verified · not established. Default: most check marks first; not a health score.
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| 100 / 1009 of 9 groups clear · organic | Search on Amazon ↗Product details → | 5 | ||||||
Recorded ingredients Organic Brown Rice, Sea Salt. Label checked 2026-10-11 · US Ingredient evidence source ↗Sourcing claim evidence ↗ · reviewed 2026-10-05 Producer claims Organic The exact source catalog title states: “Organic Lightly Salted Thin Rice Cakes”. Source catalog claims are shown separately from ingredient checks. Producer claim source ↗Reviewed 2026-10-05 | ||||||||
| Not scored | Search on Amazon ↗Product details → | 1 | ||||||
Recorded ingredients Unknown Label needs review — · US Sourcing claim evidence ↗ · reviewed 2026-10-05 Producer claims Organic The exact source catalog title states: “Organic Fiery Hot Rice Cake Minis, Single-Serve”. Source catalog claims are shown separately from ingredient checks. Producer claim source ↗Reviewed 2026-10-05 | ||||||||
| Not scored | Search on Amazon ↗Product details → | 0 | ||||||
Recorded ingredients Unknown Label needs review — · US Producer claims Sourcing claim not reviewed The catalog establishes this product’s name and photograph. Sourcing claims and a complete ingredient label may still need review. Producer claim source ↗Reviewed | ||||||||
| Not scored | Search on Amazon ↗Product details → | 0 | ||||||
Recorded ingredients Unknown Label needs review — · US Producer claims Sourcing claim not reviewed The catalog establishes this product’s name and photograph. Sourcing claims and a complete ingredient label may still need review. Producer claim source ↗Reviewed | ||||||||
| Not scored | Search on Amazon ↗Product details → | 1 | ||||||
Recorded ingredients Unknown Label needs review — · US Sourcing claim evidence ↗ · reviewed 2026-10-05 Producer claims Organic The exact source catalog title states: “Organic Sea Salt Rice Cake Minis, Single-Serve”. Source catalog claims are shown separately from ingredient checks. Producer claim source ↗Reviewed 2026-10-05 | ||||||||
| Not scored | Search on Amazon ↗Product details → | 1 | ||||||
Recorded ingredients Unknown Label needs review — · US Sourcing claim evidence ↗ · reviewed 2026-10-05 Producer claims Organic The exact source catalog title states: “Organic White Cheddar Rice Cake Minis, Single-Serve”. Source catalog claims are shown separately from ingredient checks. Producer claim source ↗Reviewed 2026-10-05 | ||||||||
| Not scored | Search on Amazon ↗Product details → | 1 | ||||||
Recorded ingredients Unknown Label needs review — · US Sourcing claim evidence ↗ · reviewed 2026-10-05 Producer claims Organic The exact source catalog title states: “Organic Brown Rice Cakes - Lightly Salted”. Source catalog claims are shown separately from ingredient checks. Producer claim source ↗Reviewed 2026-10-05 | ||||||||
| Not scored | Search on Amazon ↗Product details → | 1 | ||||||
Recorded ingredients Unknown Label needs review — · US Sourcing claim evidence ↗ · reviewed 2026-10-05 Producer claims Organic The exact source catalog title states: “Organic Salt-Free Rice Cakes”. Source catalog claims are shown separately from ingredient checks. Producer claim source ↗Reviewed 2026-10-05 | ||||||||
| Not scored | Search on Amazon ↗Product details → | 1 | ||||||
Recorded ingredients Unknown Label needs review — · US Sourcing claim evidence ↗ · reviewed 2026-10-05 Producer claims Organic The exact source catalog title states: “Organic Cinnamon Toast Rice Cakes”. Source catalog claims are shown separately from ingredient checks. Producer claim source ↗Reviewed 2026-10-05 | ||||||||
| Not scored | Search on Amazon ↗Product details → | 1 | ||||||
Recorded ingredients Unknown Label needs review — · US Sourcing claim evidence ↗ · reviewed 2026-10-05 Producer claims Organic The exact source catalog title states: “Organic Honey Nut Rice Cakes”. Source catalog claims are shown separately from ingredient checks. Producer claim source ↗Reviewed 2026-10-05 | ||||||||
| Not scored | Search on Amazon ↗Product details → | 0 | ||||||
Recorded ingredients Unknown Label needs review — · US Producer claims Sourcing claim not reviewed The catalog establishes this product’s name and photograph. Sourcing claims and a complete ingredient label may still need review. Producer claim source ↗Reviewed | ||||||||
| Not scored | Search on Amazon ↗Product details → | 1 | ||||||
Recorded ingredients Unknown Label needs review — · US Sourcing claim evidence ↗ · reviewed 2026-10-05 Producer claims Organic The exact source catalog title states: “Organic Basil & Thyme Thin Rice Cakes”. Source catalog claims are shown separately from ingredient checks. Producer claim source ↗Reviewed 2026-10-05 | ||||||||
| Not scored | Search on Amazon ↗Product details → | 1 | ||||||
Recorded ingredients Unknown Label needs review — · US Sourcing claim evidence ↗ · reviewed 2026-10-05 Producer claims Organic The exact source catalog title states: “Organic Cracked Black Pepper Thin Rice Cakes”. Source catalog claims are shown separately from ingredient checks. Producer claim source ↗Reviewed 2026-10-05 | ||||||||
| Not scored | Search on Amazon ↗Product details → | 1 | ||||||
Recorded ingredients Unknown Label needs review — · US Sourcing claim evidence ↗ · reviewed 2026-10-05 Producer claims Organic The exact source catalog title states: “Organic Red Rice & Quinoa Thin Rice Cakes (Salt-Free)”. Source catalog claims are shown separately from ingredient checks. Producer claim source ↗Reviewed 2026-10-05 | ||||||||
Unknown and stale evidence never passes “Only show matches.” The clean score is strict and needs no setup: nine additive groups on the current label plus verified organic and sourcing claims; without them a product cannot reach 100. It is not a nutrition, allergy, or safety rating.
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The clean score is strict and needs no setup: nine additive groups not found in a current ingredient statement, plus a verified organic claim (and a grass-fed or pasture-raised claim for animal foods), are needed for 100; a possible match earns half and a missing claim earns nothing. Missing or expired evidence stays unknown. It does not assess nutrition, allergies, contaminants, or safety.