Matzo vs. Spaghetti — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are matzo and spaghetti different?
- Matzo is higher than spaghetti in iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, selenium, manganese, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6.
- Matzo covers your daily need for iron, 33% more than spaghetti.
- Matzo contains 19 times more vitamin B1 than spaghetti. Matzo contains 0.387mg of vitamin B1, while spaghetti contains 0.02mg.
Crackers, matzo, plain and Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt 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 MagnesiumMagnesium | +38.9% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +85.7% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +154.5% |
| Contains more IronIron | +532% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +33.3% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +53.4% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +101.9% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +39.8% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +66.7% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +1835% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +1355% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +873% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +295.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +134.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +142.9% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +68.8% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Iron | 3.16mg | 0.5mg | 33% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.387mg | 0.02mg | 31% |
| Vitamin B3 | 3.892mg | 0.4mg | 22% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.291mg | 0.02mg | 21% |
| Selenium | 36.9µg | 26.4µg | 19% |
| Carbs | 83.7g | 30.86g | 18% |
| Manganese | 0.65mg | 0.322mg | 14% |
| Calories | 395kcal | 158kcal | 12% |
| Starch | 26.01g | 11% | |
| Protein | 10g | 5.8g | 8% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.443mg | 0.112mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 3g | 1.8g | 5% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.115mg | 0.049mg | 5% |
| Copper | 0.06mg | 0.1mg | 4% |
| Phosphorus | 89mg | 58mg | 4% |
| Folate | 17µg | 7µg | 3% |
| Potassium | 112mg | 44mg | 2% |
| Zinc | 0.68mg | 0.51mg | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.603g | 0.326g | 2% |
| Magnesium | 25mg | 18mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 13mg | 7mg | 1% |
| Fats | 1.4g | 0.93g | 1% |
| Choline | 10.8mg | 6.4mg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 80.7g | 29.06g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0.29g | 0.56g | N/A |
| Sodium | 0mg | 1mg | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.06mg | 0.06mg | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 0.3µg | 0µg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.226g | 0.176g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.127g | 0.131g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.116mg | 0.083mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.267mg | 0.206mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.371mg | 0.228mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.692mg | 0.44mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.193mg | 0.133mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.176mg | 0.065mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.494mg | 0.297mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.42mg | 0.262mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.213mg | 0.132mg | 0% |
| Fructose | 0.03g | 0% | |
| Omega-3 - ALA | 0.024g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +72.4% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +50.5% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +171.2% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +114.3% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +1344.9% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +85% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -22.1% |
~equal in
Monounsaturated fat
~0.131g
