Rice cravers' BNI

Perezgonzalez assessed the nutritional balance of rice cravers⁴ in 2012¹, as part of a research on the nutritional composition of snacks in New Zealand.

Rice cravers had, on average, a nutritional unbalance of BNI 57.89na, being particularly biased towards deficiency in fiber. They were also adequate in sugar and saturated fat, high in carbohydrate and sodium, and low in protein and fat.

Illustration 1: Nutrition information (rice cravers)

BNI	57.89na	0.00

Food, 100g	2012	Ideal
Protein	5.7	20.9
Carbohydrate	76.5	57.3
Sugar	3.7	< 3.7
Fat	9.8	11.6
Saturated fat	1.4	< 1.4
Fiber	0.5	6.3
Sodium	0.810	< 0.417
Kcal	417.0	417.0
kJul	1744.7	1744.7

Illustration 2: Nutritional profile (rice cravers)

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ideal % = grey cells; actual % = asterisk (*)

International standards

Rice cravers appeared less unbalanced according to international Recommended Dietary Intakes (RDIs), slightly less so according to US' standards.

Illustration 3: Nutritional balance across international RDIs

Rice cravers	(dietIndex)	57.89	47.55	42.69	52.76	51.50

Product100g	Company	BNI	WHO	US/CAN	AUS/NZ	UK
Mr. Munchies pizza	Hot Shots	39.18	29.18	29.18	39.18	39.18
Mr. Munchies BBQ	Hot Shots	42.14	32.14	32.14	42.14	42.14
Healtheries KidsCare Rice Rounds BBQ	Vitaco Health	43.65	25.54	30.74	41.00	29.54
Sakata Gourmet Bites vintage cheddar & onion	Sakata	45.46	31.92	31.39	41.70	34.25
Healtheries KidsCare Rice Wheels sour cream & chives	Vitaco Health	55.86	37.20	41.03	51.11	41.51
Fantastic Delites sour cream & chives	Fantastic Snacks	57.58	47.58	42.78	52.78	52.78
Sakata Gourmet Bites salt & balsamic vinegar	Sakata	60.60	46.65	44.72	55.01	47.34
Fantastic Soho's sour cream & chives	Fantastic Snacks	62.13	45.38	47.50	57.50	50.74
Fantastic Delites cheese & French onion	Fantastic Snacks	65.53	55.53	49.66	59.66	59.66
Fantastic Soho's roast chicken	Fantastic Snacks	68.72	49.94	53.49	63.49	54.70
Fantastic Delites sweet chilli & sour cream	Fantastic Snacks	72.57	62.57	55.66	65.66	65.66
Fantastic Delites flame grilled barbecue	Fantastic Snacks	74.60	64.60	57.62	67.62	67.62
Fantastic Delites sea salt & balsamic vinegar	Fantastic Snacks	101.93	91.93	81.49	91.49	91.49
(Source: Perezgonzalez, 2012a¹)

Author

Jose D PEREZGONZALEZ (2013). Massey University, Turitea Campus, Private Bag 11-222, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand. (JDPerezgonzalez).

Want to know more?

BNI analysis of individual wheat craver products: You can access either the BNI™ database or the 'BNI™ journal (2013, issue 1) - Yummy cravers' for individual nutrition analyses of each food product in the sample.
Wiki of Science - Nutritional balance of rice cravers (descriptive statistics): This Wiki of Science page provides an in-depth descriptive analysis of the nutritional balance of rice cravers.
Wiki of Science - Nutritional balance of foods: This Wiki of Science page collates information about several foods on a single page and provides useful links to the appropriate files.