Matzo vs. French toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between matzo and french toast?

Matzo is richer in selenium, manganese, iron, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3, while french toast is higher in vitamin B12 and vitamin A.
French toast's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 39% higher.
French toast has 3 times less manganese than matzo. Matzo has 0.65mg of manganese, while french toast has 0.188mg.
Matzo is lower in saturated fat.

We used Crackers, matzo, plain and French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk 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

French toast

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+47.1%
Contains more IronIron	+89.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+245.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+83.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+669.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+19.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+31.5%

~equal in Copper ~0.058mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.67mg

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

French toast

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+89.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+139.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+55.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+10.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+23.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+152.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	0mg	116mg	39%
Selenium	36.9µg	20.1µg	31%
Sodium	0mg	479mg	21%
Manganese	0.65mg	0.188mg	20%
Carbs	83.7g	25g	20%
Iron	3.16mg	1.67mg	19%
Vitamin B1	0.387mg	0.204mg	15%
Fats	1.4g	10.8g	14%
Vitamin A	0µg	124µg	14%
Vitamin B3	3.892mg	1.628mg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.603g	2.594g	13%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.31µg	13%
Fiber	3g		12%
Monounsaturated fat	0.127g	4.524g	11%
Saturated fat	0.226g	2.723g	11%
Calcium	13mg	100mg	9%
Calories	395kcal	229kcal	8%
Folate	17µg	43µg	7%
Protein	10g	7.7g	5%
Phosphorus	89mg	117mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.115mg	0.074mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.443mg	0.549mg	2%
Choline	10.8mg		2%
Vitamin B2	0.291mg	0.321mg	2%
Magnesium	25mg	17mg	2%
Potassium	112mg	134mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	80.7g	25g	N/A
Sugar	0.29g		N/A
Copper	0.06mg	0.058mg	0%
Zinc	0.68mg	0.67mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.06mg		0%
Vitamin K	0.3µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.116mg	0.094mg	0%
Threonine	0.267mg	0.305mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.371mg	0.375mg	0%
Leucine	0.692mg	0.621mg	0%
Lysine	0.193mg	0.413mg	0%
Methionine	0.176mg	0.188mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.494mg	0.389mg	0%
Valine	0.42mg	0.419mg	0%
Histidine	0.213mg	0.179mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.01g	N/A