Matzo vs. Pita bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are matzo and pita bread different?
- Matzo is richer in selenium, manganese, iron, and vitamin B6, while pita bread is higher in folate, vitamin B1, copper, and calcium.
- Pita bread covers your daily need for sodium, 23% more than matzo.
- Matzo contains 3 times more vitamin B6 than pita bread. Matzo contains 0.115mg of vitamin B6, while pita bread contains 0.034mg.
Crackers, matzo, plain and Bread, pita, white, enriched types were used 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.
| Contains more IronIron | +20.6% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +35.1% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +36.2% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +561.5% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +180% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +23.5% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +11.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +238.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +50% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +400% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +54.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +12.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +19% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +529.4% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +35.2% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Sodium | 0mg | 536mg | 23% |
| Folate | 17µg | 107µg | 23% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.387mg | 0.599mg | 18% |
| Selenium | 36.9µg | 27.1µg | 18% |
| Copper | 0.06mg | 0.168mg | 12% |
| Carbs | 83.7g | 55.7g | 9% |
| Calcium | 13mg | 86mg | 7% |
| Iron | 3.16mg | 2.62mg | 7% |
| Manganese | 0.65mg | 0.481mg | 7% |
| Calories | 395kcal | 275kcal | 6% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.115mg | 0.034mg | 6% |
| Vitamin B3 | 3.892mg | 4.632mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.291mg | 0.327mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 3g | 2.2g | 3% |
| Protein | 10g | 9.1g | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.06mg | 0.3mg | 2% |
| Phosphorus | 89mg | 97mg | 1% |
| Zinc | 0.68mg | 0.84mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.443mg | 0.397mg | 1% |
| Choline | 10.8mg | 14.6mg | 1% |
| Fats | 1.4g | 1.2g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 80.7g | 53.5g | N/A |
| Magnesium | 25mg | 26mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 112mg | 120mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 0.29g | 1.3g | N/A |
| Vitamin K | 0.3µg | 0.2µg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.226g | 0.166g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.127g | 0.105g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.603g | 0.535g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.116mg | 0.105mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.267mg | 0.257mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.371mg | 0.349mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.692mg | 0.634mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.193mg | 0.219mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.176mg | 0.16mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.494mg | 0.446mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.42mg | 0.394mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.213mg | 0.195mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
10 g
Fats:
1.4 g
Carbs:
83.7 g
Water:
4.3 g
Other:
0.6 g
Protein:
9.1 g
Fats:
1.2 g
Carbs:
55.7 g
Water:
32.1 g
Other:
1.9 g
| Contains more FatsFats | +16.7% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +50.3% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +646.5% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +216.7% |
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Protein
~9.1g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.226 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.127 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.603 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.166 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.105 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.535 g
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +21% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +12.7% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -26.5% |
