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Spread vs. Matzo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between spread and matzo

  • Spread has more vitamin B12; however, matzo is richer in selenium, iron, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2.
  • Matzo covers your daily selenium needs 49% more than spread.
  • Matzo contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Sandwich spread, pork, beef 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.
Spread
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Matzo
6
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 CopperCopper +116.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +212.5%
Contains more IronIron +300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +50.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +280.4%
~equal in Calcium ~13mg
~equal in Potassium ~112mg

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.
Spread
6
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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Matzo
4
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 +2800%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +433.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +476.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +125%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +117.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +125%
Contains more FolateFolate +750%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.443mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.115mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spread Matzo DV% diff.
Selenium 9.7µg 36.9µg 49%
Vitamin B12 1.12µg 0µg 47%
Sodium 1013mg 0mg 44%
Iron 0.79mg 3.16mg 30%
Manganese 0.026mg 0.65mg 27%
Saturated fat 5.977g 0.226g 26%
Fats 17.34g 1.4g 25%
Carbs 11.94g 83.7g 24%
Monounsaturated fat 7.584g 0.127g 19%
Vitamin B1 0.172mg 0.387mg 18%
Vitamin B3 1.73mg 3.892mg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.565g 0.603g 13%
Cholesterol 38mg 0mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.134mg 0.291mg 12%
Vitamin E 1.74mg 0.06mg 11%
Fiber 0.2g 3g 11%
Choline 62.3mg 10.8mg 9%
Calories 235kcal 395kcal 8%
Copper 0.13mg 0.06mg 8%
Protein 7.66g 10g 5%
Folate 2µg 17µg 4%
Phosphorus 59mg 89mg 4%
Magnesium 8mg 25mg 4%
Vitamin A 26µg 0µg 3%
Zinc 1.02mg 0.68mg 3%
Vitamin D 22IU 0IU 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0.3µg 1%
Net carbs 11.74g 80.7g N/A
Calcium 12mg 13mg 0%
Potassium 110mg 112mg 0%
Sugar 0g 0.29g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.43mg 0.443mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.115mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.082mg 0.116mg 0%
Threonine 0.334mg 0.267mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.334mg 0.371mg 0%
Leucine 0.6mg 0.692mg 0%
Lysine 0.663mg 0.193mg 0%
Methionine 0.196mg 0.176mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.301mg 0.494mg 0%
Valine 0.356mg 0.42mg 0%
Histidine 0.279mg 0.213mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
3
8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
Matzo
2
10% 84% 4%
Protein: 10 g
Fats: 1.4 g
Carbs: 83.7 g
Water: 4.3 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more FatsFats +1138.6%
Contains more WaterWater +1301.9%
Contains more OtherOther +363.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +30.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +601%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
2
37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
Matzo
1
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 +5871.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +325.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.2%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/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.