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Matzo vs. Wheat Bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between matzo and wheat Bread

  • Matzo has less manganese, folate, copper, calcium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, and zinc.
  • Wheat Bread's daily need coverage for manganese is 32% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Crackers, matzo, plain and Bread, wheat, toasted.

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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.
Matzo
1
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 42% 50% 20% 153% 66% 40% 81% 78% 180% 182%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +136%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1169.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +99.1%
Contains more IronIron +29.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +230%
Contains more ZincZinc +116.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +111.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +111.8%
~equal in Selenium ~33.4µg

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.
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%
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% 4.8% 0% 110% 88% 117% 27% 35% 0% 14% 65% 12%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +31.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +60.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1800%
Contains more FolateFolate +405.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +104.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.456mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Matzo Wheat Bread DV% diff.
Manganese 0.65mg 1.377mg 32%
Sodium 0mg 601mg 26%
Folate 17µg 86µg 17%
Calcium 13mg 165mg 15%
Copper 0.06mg 0.198mg 15%
Vitamin B3 3.892mg 6.25mg 15%
Phosphorus 89mg 188mg 14%
Iron 3.16mg 4.09mg 12%
Carbs 83.7g 55.77g 9%
Magnesium 25mg 59mg 8%
Fiber 3g 4.7g 7%
Zinc 0.68mg 1.47mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.603g 1.72g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.291mg 0.382mg 7%
Selenium 36.9µg 33.4µg 6%
Protein 10g 12.96g 6%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 5.7µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.387mg 0.439mg 4%
Calories 395kcal 313kcal 4%
Fats 1.4g 4.27g 4%
Potassium 112mg 223mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.115mg 0.153mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.226g 0.989g 3%
Choline 10.8mg 22.1mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.127g 1.019g 2%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0.24mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 80.7g 51.07g N/A
Sugar 0.29g 6.42g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.443mg 0.456mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.116mg 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.267mg 0.299mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.371mg 0.258mg 0%
Leucine 0.692mg 0.461mg 0%
Lysine 0.193mg 0.215mg 0%
Methionine 0.176mg 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.494mg 0.315mg 0%
Valine 0.42mg 0.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.213mg 0.15mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.161g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
13% 4% 56% 24% 3%
Protein: 12.96 g
Fats: 4.27 g
Carbs: 55.77 g
Water: 24.23 g
Other: 2.77 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +50.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +29.6%
Contains more FatsFats +205%
Contains more WaterWater +463.5%
Contains more OtherOther +361.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
27% 27% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.989 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.72 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +702.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +185.2%

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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. Matzo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172740/nutrients
  2. Wheat Bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172687/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.