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