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Matzo vs. Fondant icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between matzo and fondant icing?

  • Matzo has more selenium, iron, vitamin B1, manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, phosphorus, fiber, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6 than fondant icing.
  • Matzo's daily need coverage for selenium is 66% higher.

We used Crackers, matzo, plain and Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe types in this comparison.

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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
10
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 0% 0.9% 0.35% 0.38% 1% 1.1% 0% 1.4% 0% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +333.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2700%
Contains more IronIron +31500%
Contains more CopperCopper +1900%
Contains more ZincZinc +1600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6050%

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
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% 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% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 3.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +7640%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1718.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Matzo Fondant icing DV% diff.
Selenium 36.9µg 0.6µg 66%
Iron 3.16mg 0.01mg 39%
Vitamin B1 0.387mg 0.005mg 32%
Manganese 0.65mg 0mg 28%
Vitamin B3 3.892mg 0mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.291mg 0.016mg 21%
Protein 10g 0g 20%
Phosphorus 89mg 0mg 13%
Fiber 3g 0g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.443mg 0mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.115mg 0mg 9%
Magnesium 25mg 0mg 6%
Copper 0.06mg 0.003mg 6%
Zinc 0.68mg 0.04mg 6%
Folate 17µg 0µg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.603g 0g 4%
Potassium 112mg 4mg 3%
Carbs 83.7g 93.18g 3%
Choline 10.8mg 0mg 2%
Fats 1.4g 0.02g 2%
Saturated fat 0.226g 0g 1%
Calories 395kcal 373kcal 1%
Calcium 13mg 3mg 1%
Net carbs 80.7g 93.18g N/A
Sugar 0.29g 88.9g N/A
Sodium 0mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.127g 0g 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
Matzo
3
10% 84% 4%
Protein: 10 g
Fats: 1.4 g
Carbs: 83.7 g
Water: 4.3 g
Other: 0.6 g
93% 7%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 93.18 g
Water: 6.74 g
Other: 0.06 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +6900%
Contains more OtherOther +900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11.3%
Contains more WaterWater +56.7%

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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. Fondant icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167986/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.