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Pita vs. Matzo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pita and matzo

  • Pita has more copper and calcium; however, matzo is richer in iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, manganese, and vitamin B6.
  • Pita covers your daily sodium needs 23% more than matzo.
  • Matzo has 7 times less calcium than pita. Pita has 86mg of calcium, while matzo has 13mg.
  • Matzo contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bread, pita, white, unenriched 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.
Pita
Pita
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 26% 11% 53% 56% 23% 42% 70% 63% 0%
Matzo
Matzo
4
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 +561.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +180%
Contains more ZincZinc +23.5%
Contains more IronIron +125.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +35.1%
~equal in Magnesium ~25mg
~equal in Potassium ~112mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~89mg

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.
Pita
Pita
1
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% 0% 0% 67% 22% 40% 24% 7.8% 0% 0% 18% 0%
Matzo
Matzo
8
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 FolateFolate +41.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +44.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +81.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +11.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +238.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita Matzo DV% diff.
Selenium 36.9µg 67%
Sodium 536mg 0mg 23%
Iron 1.4mg 3.16mg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.291mg 15%
Copper 0.168mg 0.06mg 12%
Vitamin B3 2.142mg 3.892mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.267mg 0.387mg 10%
Carbs 55.7g 83.7g 9%
Calcium 86mg 13mg 7%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.65mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.115mg 6%
Calories 275kcal 395kcal 6%
Fiber 2.2g 3g 3%
Choline 10.8mg 2%
Protein 9.1g 10g 2%
Folate 24µg 17µg 2%
Phosphorus 97mg 89mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.443mg 1%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.68mg 1%
Fats 1.2g 1.4g 0%
Net carbs 53.5g 80.7g N/A
Magnesium 26mg 25mg 0%
Potassium 120mg 112mg 0%
Sugar 0.29g N/A
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin K 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
Pita
Pita
2
9% 56% 32% 2%
Protein: 9.1 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 55.7 g
Water: 32.1 g
Other: 1.9 g
Matzo
Matzo
3
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 +646.5%
Contains more OtherOther +216.7%
Contains more FatsFats +16.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +50.3%
~equal in Protein ~10g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pita
Pita
1
21% 13% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.166 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.105 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.535 g
Matzo
Matzo
2
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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -26.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +21%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12.7%

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. Pita - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172816/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.