Matzo vs. Marshmallow — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between matzo and marshmallow

Marshmallow has less selenium, iron, vitamin B1, manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6 than matzo.
Matzo covers your daily need for selenium, 64% more than marshmallow.
Matzo has 387 times more vitamin B1 than marshmallow. While matzo has 0.387mg of vitamin B1, marshmallow has only 0.001mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Crackers, matzo, plain and Candies, marshmallows.

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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

Marshmallow

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+333.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+2140%
Contains more IronIron	+1273.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1012.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+8025%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+2070.6%

Contains more CopperCopper

+61.7%

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

Marshmallow

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+38600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+29000%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+4889.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+8760%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+3733.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1600%
Contains more CholineCholine	+10700%

~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			DV% diff.
Selenium	36.9µg	1.7µg	64%
Iron	3.16mg	0.23mg	37%
Vitamin B1	0.387mg	0.001mg	32%
Manganese	0.65mg	0.008mg	28%
Vitamin B3	3.892mg	0.078mg	24%
Vitamin B2	0.291mg	0.001mg	22%
Protein	10g	1.8g	16%
Fiber	3g	0.1g	12%
Phosphorus	89mg	8mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.115mg	0.003mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.443mg	0.005mg	9%
Zinc	0.68mg	0.04mg	6%
Magnesium	25mg	2mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.603g	0.047g	4%
Folate	17µg	1µg	4%
Calories	395kcal	318kcal	4%
Copper	0.06mg	0.097mg	4%
Potassium	112mg	5mg	3%
Sodium	0mg	80mg	3%
Fats	1.4g	0.2g	2%
Choline	10.8mg	0.1mg	2%
Calcium	13mg	3mg	1%
Carbs	83.7g	81.3g	1%
Saturated fat	0.226g	0.056g	1%
Net carbs	80.7g	81.2g	N/A
Sugar	0.29g	57.56g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.06mg	0mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	0µg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.127g	0.08g	0%
Tryptophan	0.116mg	0mg	0%
Threonine	0.267mg	0.035mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.371mg	0.028mg	0%
Leucine	0.692mg	0.066mg	0%
Lysine	0.193mg	0.077mg	0%
Methionine	0.176mg	0.015mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.494mg	0.042mg	0%
Valine	0.42mg	0.05mg	0%
Histidine	0.213mg	0.017mg	0%