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Element Peanut Butter Topped Rice Cakes
Snacks, Chips & Dips
📊 NOVA 4🌾 Gluten-Free

Element Peanut Butter Topped Rice Cakes

Element
3.50 oz
Available at Foodtown
80
Calories
2g
Protein
5g
Sugars
24mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
22
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Element Peanut Butter Topped Rice Cakes arrive on shelf as a small, tidy snack pack positioned in the grocery snack aisle — often shelved with other rice cakes, crispbreads, nut-butter snacks, and better-for-you bars. You might also find it near gluten-free or heart-healthy snack sections rather than the candy aisle. This product suits grab-and-go shopping trips and everyday occasions: a kid’s lunchbox add-on, a post-workout quick bite, or a compact travel snack for road trips. The Element brand leans into simple-living positioning: minimalist design, language about authenticity (“Be in your Element”), and appeals to shoppers seeking straightforward, recognizable ingredients and a lighter indulgence. Labels emphasize “natural” peanut flavor and simple ingredient lists, creating a health-halo effect without organic certification or bold kid-targeted characters. In plain terms the product is factory-made from processed components — rice cakes with an industrial peanut butter topping that contains added sugar, palm kernel oil, and emulsifiers. Sensory notes: a thin, crisp rice cake delivers a hollow, crunchy snap, topped with a slightly glossy, spreadable peanut layer that’s sweet, slightly salty, and carries a creamy-but-processed mouthfeel with a faint powdery finish from peanut flour and dry milk. Packaging is lightweight and portable, typically a sealed bag or small box of stacked cakes, inviting the ritual of splitting a cake, spreading or topping it, and eating by hand. It reads as a practical, mildly indulgent snack for people balancing convenience with the desire for something that feels familiar and “real.”

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 cake
Servings per Container: 6
Calories80
% Daily Value*
Total Fat3g4%
Saturated Fat3g15%
Sodium24mg1%
Total Carbohydrate11g4%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars5g
Added Sugars5g10%
Protein2g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Peanut, Butter, (Sugar,, Palm, Kernel, Oil,, Partially, Defatted, Peanut, Flour,, Nonfat, Dry, Milk,, Peanut, Oil,, Salt,, Soy, Lecithin),, Rice,, Natural, Peanut, Flavor..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Peanut Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Palm Kernel Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Soy Lecithin - Processed emulsifier
No Seed OilNo Emulsifier

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains industrial formulations and additives (added sugar, palm kernel oil, soy lecithin, natural flavor, peanut flour) and is manufactured as a ready-to-eat snack, fitting the NOVA ultra-processed category.

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Common Questions about Element Peanut Butter Topped Rice Cakes

Well, 'healthy' can be a bit of a moving target! These rice cakes are lower in calories (just 80 per cake) and provide a nice crunch with a peanut butter twist. However, they do have added sugars and are not high in protein or fiber, so while they can fit into a balanced diet, they might not be the star of your health journey.

Perfect For

back-to-school
post-workout
road-trip

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