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Almonds vs. Matzo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are almonds and matzo different?

  • Almonds are richer in vitamin E, copper, manganese, vitamin B2, magnesium, phosphorus, fiber, calcium, and zinc, while matzo is higher in selenium.
  • Almonds cover your daily need for vitamin E, 170% more than matzo.
  • Almonds contain 21 times more calcium than matzo. Almonds contain 269mg of calcium, while matzo contains 13mg.

Nuts, almonds and Crackers, matzo, plain types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 193% 81% 65% 139% 344% 85% 206% 0.13% 284% 22%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 3.9% 9.9% 119% 20% 19% 38% 0% 85% 201%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +980%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1969.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +554.5%
Contains more IronIron +17.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +1618.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +358.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +440.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +235.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +800%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 513% 0% 51% 263% 68% 28% 32% 0% 0% 33% 28%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 97% 67% 73% 27% 27% 0% 0.75% 13% 5.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +42616.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +291.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +19.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +158.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +382.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +88.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.892mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.443mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Almonds Matzo DV% diff.
Vitamin E 25.63mg 0.06mg 170%
Copper 1.031mg 0.06mg 108%
Monounsaturated fat 31.551g 0.127g 79%
Polyunsaturated fat 12.329g 0.603g 78%
Fats 49.93g 1.4g 75%
Manganese 2.179mg 0.65mg 66%
Vitamin B2 1.138mg 0.291mg 65%
Selenium 4.1µg 36.9µg 60%
Magnesium 270mg 25mg 58%
Phosphorus 481mg 89mg 56%
Fiber 12.5g 3g 38%
Calcium 269mg 13mg 26%
Protein 21.15g 10g 22%
Zinc 3.12mg 0.68mg 22%
Carbs 21.55g 83.7g 21%
Potassium 733mg 112mg 18%
Saturated fat 3.802g 0.226g 16%
Vitamin B1 0.205mg 0.387mg 15%
Calories 579kcal 395kcal 9%
Choline 52.1mg 10.8mg 8%
Folate 44µg 17µg 7%
Iron 3.71mg 3.16mg 7%
Vitamin B3 3.618mg 3.892mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.137mg 0.115mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.471mg 0.443mg 1%
Net carbs 9.05g 80.7g N/A
Sugar 4.35g 0.29g N/A
Starch 0.72g 0%
Sodium 1mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.015g N/A
Tryptophan 0.211mg 0.116mg 0%
Threonine 0.601mg 0.267mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.751mg 0.371mg 0%
Leucine 1.473mg 0.692mg 0%
Lysine 0.568mg 0.193mg 0%
Methionine 0.157mg 0.176mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.132mg 0.494mg 0%
Valine 0.855mg 0.42mg 0%
Histidine 0.539mg 0.213mg 0%
Fructose 0.11g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 12.32g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 50% 22% 4% 3%
Protein: 21.15 g
Fats: 49.93 g
Carbs: 21.55 g
Water: 4.41 g
Other: 2.96 g
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10% 84% 4%
Protein: 10 g
Fats: 1.4 g
Carbs: 83.7 g
Water: 4.3 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +111.5%
Contains more FatsFats +3466.4%
Contains more OtherOther +393.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +288.4%
~equal in Water ~4.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 66% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.802 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 31.551 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 12.329 g
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.226 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.127 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.603 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +24743.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1944.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.1%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Almonds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170567/nutrients
  2. Matzo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172740/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.