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Oatmeal vs. Matzo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between oatmeal and matzo

  • Oatmeal has more iron, vitamin B6, vitamin A, folate, and calcium; however, matzo is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and fiber.
  • Matzo covers your daily selenium needs 58% more than oatmeal.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved) and Crackers, matzo, plain.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 24% 5.4% 224% 22% 17% 33% 6.4% 73% 27%
Matzo
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 3.9% 9.9% 119% 20% 19% 38% 0% 85% 201%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +515.4%
Contains more IronIron +88.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +83.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +16.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +638%
~equal in Magnesium ~25mg
~equal in Copper ~0.06mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.68mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 43% 1.4% 0% 65% 50% 57% 19% 67% 0% 1% 33% 2.6%
Matzo
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 97% 67% 73% 27% 27% 0% 0.75% 13% 5.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +152.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +33.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +158.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +48.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +35.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +28.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +39.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +129.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Oatmeal Matzo DV% diff.
Selenium 5µg 36.9µg 58%
Iron 5.96mg 3.16mg 35%
Carbs 11.67g 83.7g 24%
Calories 68kcal 395kcal 16%
Protein 2.37g 10g 15%
Vitamin A 130µg 0µg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.29mg 0.115mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.26mg 0.387mg 11%
Calcium 80mg 13mg 7%
Folate 44µg 17µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.215mg 0.291mg 6%
Fiber 1.7g 3g 5%
Vitamin B3 3.025mg 3.892mg 5%
Starch 10.37g 4%
Manganese 0.558mg 0.65mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.317mg 0.443mg 3%
Potassium 61mg 112mg 2%
Phosphorus 77mg 89mg 2%
Sodium 49mg 0mg 2%
Copper 0.066mg 0.06mg 1%
Zinc 0.62mg 0.68mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.426g 0.603g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.391g 0.127g 1%
Choline 4.7mg 10.8mg 1%
Fats 1.36g 1.4g 0%
Net carbs 9.97g 80.7g N/A
Magnesium 26mg 25mg 0%
Sugar 0.46g 0.29g N/A
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.003g N/A
Saturated fat 0.226g 0.226g 0%
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0.116mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.267mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.105mg 0.371mg 0%
Leucine 0.2mg 0.692mg 0%
Lysine 0.135mg 0.193mg 0%
Methionine 0.04mg 0.176mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0.494mg 0%
Valine 0.151mg 0.42mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0.213mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 12% 84%
Protein: 2.37 g
Fats: 1.36 g
Carbs: 11.67 g
Water: 84.03 g
Other: 0.57 g
Matzo
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10% 84% 4%
Protein: 10 g
Fats: 1.4 g
Carbs: 83.7 g
Water: 4.3 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more WaterWater +1854.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +321.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +617.2%
~equal in Fats ~1.4g
~equal in Other ~0.6g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 37% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.226 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.391 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.426 g
Matzo
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.226 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.127 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.603 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +207.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +41.5%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.226g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Oatmeal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171662/nutrients
  2. Matzo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172740/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.