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Bagel vs. Matzo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between bagel and matzo

  • Bagel is higher in manganese, folate, copper, phosphorus, and magnesium, yet matzo is higher in selenium and vitamin B2.
  • Bagel covers your daily manganese needs 34% more than matzo.

Food varieties used in this article are Bagels, wheat and Crackers, matzo, plain.

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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.
Bagel
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 6% 15% 104% 58% 30% 61% 57% 187% 157%
Matzo
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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 +104%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +53.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +47.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +191.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +61.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +59.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +120%
Contains more IronIron +14.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%

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.
Bagel
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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% 6.4% 0% 101% 48% 63% 23% 34% 0% 3.8% 57% 5.3%
Matzo
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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 +433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +27.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +400%
Contains more FolateFolate +347.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +39.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +15.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +10.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.387mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bagel Matzo DV% diff.
Manganese 1.43mg 0.65mg 34%
Sodium 439mg 0mg 19%
Folate 76µg 17µg 15%
Selenium 28.7µg 36.9µg 15%
Copper 0.175mg 0.06mg 13%
Carbs 48.89g 83.7g 12%
Phosphorus 142mg 89mg 8%
Calories 250kcal 395kcal 7%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 0.291mg 6%
Magnesium 51mg 25mg 6%
Iron 2.76mg 3.16mg 5%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.68mg 4%
Fiber 4.1g 3g 4%
Vitamin B3 3.37mg 3.892mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.936g 0.603g 2%
Potassium 165mg 112mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.32mg 0.06mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.147mg 0.115mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.443mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 0.3µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.403mg 0.387mg 1%
Saturated fat 0g 0.226g 1%
Calcium 20mg 13mg 1%
Protein 10.2g 10g 0%
Fats 1.53g 1.4g 0%
Net carbs 44.79g 80.7g N/A
Sugar 6.12g 0.29g N/A
Choline 9.8mg 10.8mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.29g 0.127g 0%
Tryptophan 0.116mg 0%
Threonine 0.267mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.371mg 0%
Leucine 0.692mg 0%
Lysine 0.193mg 0%
Methionine 0.176mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.494mg 0%
Valine 0.42mg 0%
Histidine 0.213mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Bagel
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10% 49% 38% 2%
Protein: 10.2 g
Fats: 1.53 g
Carbs: 48.89 g
Water: 37.55 g
Other: 1.83 g
Matzo
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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 WaterWater +773.3%
Contains more OtherOther +205%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +71.2%
~equal in Protein ~10g
~equal in Fats ~1.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Bagel
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24% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.29 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.936 g
Matzo
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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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +128.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +55.2%

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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. Bagel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167533/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.

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