Matzo vs. Yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between matzo and yeast

Matzo has more selenium; however, yeast has more vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, fiber, phosphorus, and zinc.
Yeast's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 884% more.
Matzo has 5 times more selenium than yeast. Matzo has 36.9µg of selenium, while yeast has 7.9µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Crackers, matzo, plain and Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry.

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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

Yeast

Contains more IronIron	+45.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+108.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+367.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+116%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+130.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+752.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+626.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1067.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+615.7%

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

Yeast

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2739.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1274.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+932.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+2947.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1204.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+33.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+13664.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.387mg	10.99mg	884%
Folate	17µg	2340µg	581%
Vitamin B2	0.291mg	4mg	285%
Vitamin B5	0.443mg	13.5mg	261%
Vitamin B3	3.892mg	40.2mg	227%
Vitamin B6	0.115mg	1.5mg	107%
Fiber	3g	26.9g	96%
Phosphorus	89mg	637mg	78%
Zinc	0.68mg	7.94mg	66%
Protein	10g	40.44g	61%
Selenium	36.9µg	7.9µg	53%
Copper	0.06mg	0.436mg	42%
Potassium	112mg	955mg	25%
Manganese	0.65mg	0.312mg	15%
Carbs	83.7g	41.22g	14%
Iron	3.16mg	2.17mg	12%
Fats	1.4g	7.61g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	0.127g	4.309g	10%
Magnesium	25mg	54mg	7%
Calories	395kcal	325kcal	4%
Choline	10.8mg	32mg	4%
Saturated fat	0.226g	1.001g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.603g	0.017g	4%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.07µg	3%
Calcium	13mg	30mg	2%
Sodium	0mg	51mg	2%
Protein per 100 calories	2.5g	12g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	395kcal	80kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	25g	31g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.2	4.3	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	80.7g	14.32g	N/A
Sugar	0.29g	0g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.06mg	0mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	0.4µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.116mg	0.54mg	0%
Threonine	0.267mg	1.99mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.371mg	1.89mg	0%
Leucine	0.692mg	2.92mg	0%
Lysine	0.193mg	3.28mg	0%
Methionine	0.176mg	0.59mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.494mg	1.75mg	0%
Valine	0.42mg	2.31mg	0%
Histidine	0.213mg	0.91mg	0%