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Gefilte fish vs. Matzo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between gefilte fish and matzo?

  • Gefilte fish is higher in vitamin B12 and copper, yet matzo is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and fiber.
  • Matzo's daily need coverage for selenium is 48% more.
  • The amount of sodium in matzo is lower.

We used Fish, gefiltefish, commercial, sweet recipe and Crackers, matzo, plain types 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 6.4% 6.9% 8% 93% 65% 22% 31% 68% 9.5% 57%
Matzo
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 CalciumCalcium +76.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +225%
Contains more ZincZinc +20.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +177.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +23.1%
Contains more IronIron +27.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +21.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +790.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +251.4%

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 2.7% 9% 0% 0% 16% 14% 19% 12% 18% 105% 0% 2.3% 0%
Matzo
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +495.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +393.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +289.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +121.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +43.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +466.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gefilte fish Matzo DV% diff.
Selenium 10.5µg 36.9µg 48%
Vitamin B12 0.84µg 0µg 35%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.387mg 27%
Carbs 7.41g 83.7g 25%
Manganese 0.073mg 0.65mg 25%
Sodium 524mg 0mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0.291mg 18%
Vitamin B3 1mg 3.892mg 18%
Calories 84kcal 395kcal 16%
Copper 0.195mg 0.06mg 15%
Fiber 0g 3g 12%
Cholesterol 30mg 0mg 10%
Iron 2.48mg 3.16mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.2mg 0.443mg 5%
Folate 3µg 17µg 4%
Magnesium 9mg 25mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.115mg 3%
Vitamin A 27µg 0µg 3%
Protein 9.07g 10g 2%
Choline 10.8mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.824g 0.127g 2%
Phosphorus 73mg 89mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.285g 0.603g 2%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 0mg 1%
Calcium 23mg 13mg 1%
Fats 1.73g 1.4g 1%
Zinc 0.82mg 0.68mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.412g 0.226g 1%
Potassium 91mg 112mg 1%
Net carbs 7.41g 80.7g N/A
Sugar 0.29g N/A
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.086mg 0.116mg 0%
Threonine 0.488mg 0.267mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.486mg 0.371mg 0%
Leucine 0.81mg 0.692mg 0%
Lysine 0.842mg 0.193mg 0%
Methionine 0.255mg 0.176mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.493mg 0.494mg 0%
Valine 0.548mg 0.42mg 0%
Histidine 0.261mg 0.213mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.075g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.045g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.027g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 2% 7% 80%
Protein: 9.07 g
Fats: 1.73 g
Carbs: 7.41 g
Water: 80.35 g
Other: 1.44 g
Matzo
Matzo
2
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 +23.6%
Contains more WaterWater +1768.6%
Contains more OtherOther +140%
Contains more ProteinProtein +10.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1029.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 54% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.412 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.824 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.285 g
Matzo
Matzo
2
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 +548.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -45.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +111.6%

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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. Gefilte fish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171961/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.