Matzo vs. Cream pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between matzo and cream pie?

Matzo is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, manganese, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and fiber, yet cream pie is higher in vitamin K.
Cream pie's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 61% more.
Matzo has 6 times more vitamin B3 than cream pie. While matzo has 3.892mg of vitamin B3, cream pie has only 0.605mg.
The amount of saturated fat in matzo is lower.

We used Crackers, matzo, plain and Pie, chocolate creme, commercially prepared 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.

Matzo

Cream pie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+31.6%
Contains more IronIron	+112.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+54.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+12.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+303.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+515%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+407.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+43.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+96.7%

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

Cream pie

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+344.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+107.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+543.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+90.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+475%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1716.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+3066.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+11.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	36.9µg	6µg	56%
Saturated fat	0.226g	12.449g	56%
Fats	1.4g	22.41g	32%
Vitamin B1	0.387mg	0.087mg	25%
Iron	3.16mg	1.49mg	21%
Manganese	0.65mg	0.161mg	21%
Vitamin B3	3.892mg	0.605mg	21%
Monounsaturated fat	0.127g	7.336g	18%
Carbs	83.7g	38.44g	15%
Protein	10g	4.15g	12%
Sodium	0mg	266mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.291mg	0.14mg	12%
Fiber	3g	0.8g	9%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	9.5µg	8%
Vitamin E	0.06mg	1.09mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.115mg	0.02mg	7%
Copper	0.06mg	0.118mg	6%
Calcium	13mg	66mg	5%
Vitamin A	0µg	46µg	5%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.12µg	5%
Cholesterol	0mg	12mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.443mg	0.232mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.603g	1.149g	4%
Calories	395kcal	353kcal	2%
Zinc	0.68mg	0.44mg	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Magnesium	25mg	19mg	1%
Potassium	112mg	161mg	1%
Phosphorus	89mg	79mg	1%
Folate	17µg	19µg	1%
Choline	10.8mg	17.9mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.5g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	395kcal	851kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	25g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.2	0.68	N/A
Net carbs	80.7g	37.64g	N/A
Vitamin D*	0 IU	3 IU	0%
Sugar	0.29g	27.39g	N/A
Trans fat		2.49g	N/A
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%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A