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Biscuit vs. Matzo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between biscuits and matzo

  • Biscuits have more calcium, folate, and phosphorus; however, matzo is higher in selenium, manganese, vitamin B6, fiber, and vitamin B3.
  • Matzo covers your daily need for selenium, 32% more than biscuits.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 71% 11% 109% 27% 15% 70% 76% 49% 106%
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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 CalciumCalcium +1707.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +36.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +84.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +38.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +25.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +72%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +89.2%
~equal in Potassium ~112mg
~equal in Iron ~3.16mg

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 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 89% 72% 55% 17% 8.1% 10% 0% 46% 0%
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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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +258.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +32%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +55.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +228.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.387mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.291mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Biscuit Matzo DV% diff.
Selenium 19.5µg 36.9µg 32%
Sodium 580mg 0mg 25%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.163g 0.603g 24%
Fats 16.3g 1.4g 23%
Calcium 235mg 13mg 22%
Saturated fat 4.324g 0.226g 19%
Monounsaturated fat 6.93g 0.127g 17%
Carbs 44.6g 83.7g 13%
Manganese 0.378mg 0.65mg 12%
Phosphorus 164mg 89mg 11%
Folate 61µg 17µg 11%
Protein 7g 10g 6%
Vitamin B3 2.949mg 3.892mg 6%
Fiber 1.5g 3g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.115mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.356mg 0.387mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.285mg 0.443mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0µg 3%
Iron 2.9mg 3.16mg 3%
Choline 10.8mg 2%
Calories 353kcal 395kcal 2%
Magnesium 18mg 25mg 2%
Copper 0.082mg 0.06mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.31mg 0.291mg 1%
Zinc 0.54mg 0.68mg 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 43.1g 80.7g N/A
Potassium 121mg 112mg 0%
Sugar 2.18g 0.29g N/A
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.087mg 0.116mg 0%
Threonine 0.211mg 0.267mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.273mg 0.371mg 0%
Leucine 0.514mg 0.692mg 0%
Lysine 0.226mg 0.193mg 0%
Methionine 0.132mg 0.176mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.347mg 0.494mg 0%
Valine 0.313mg 0.42mg 0%
Histidine 0.161mg 0.213mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 16% 45% 29% 3%
Protein: 7 g
Fats: 16.3 g
Carbs: 44.6 g
Water: 28.9 g
Other: 3.2 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 FatsFats +1064.3%
Contains more WaterWater +572.1%
Contains more OtherOther +433.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +42.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +87.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 45% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.324 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.93 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.163 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 +5356.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +590.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.8%

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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. Biscuit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172670/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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