Matzo vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between matzo and fruitcake?

Matzo is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B6, and phosphorus, yet fruitcake is higher in vitamin E.
Matzo's daily need coverage for selenium is 63% more.
Matzo has 8 times more vitamin B1 than fruitcake. While matzo has 0.387mg of vitamin B1, fruitcake has only 0.05mg.

We used Crackers, matzo, plain and Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared types 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.

Matzo

Fruitcake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+56.3%
Contains more IronIron	+52.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+20%
Contains more ZincZinc	+151.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+71.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+195.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1745%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+153.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+36.6%

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

Fruitcake

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+674%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+193.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+392%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+96%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+150%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1400%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+400%
Contains more FolateFolate	+17.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	36.9µg	2µg	63%
Vitamin B1	0.387mg	0.05mg	28%
Manganese	0.65mg	0.22mg	19%
Vitamin B3	3.892mg	0.791mg	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.603g	3.323g	18%
Vitamin B2	0.291mg	0.099mg	15%
Protein	10g	2.9g	14%
Iron	3.16mg	2.07mg	14%
Fats	1.4g	9.1g	12%
Monounsaturated fat	0.127g	4.2g	10%
Carbs	83.7g	61.6g	7%
Vitamin E	0.06mg	0.9mg	6%
Phosphorus	89mg	52mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.115mg	0.046mg	5%
Calories	395kcal	324kcal	4%
Zinc	0.68mg	0.27mg	4%
Sodium	0mg	101mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.443mg	0.226mg	4%
Saturated fat	0.226g	1.048g	4%
Fiber	3g	3.7g	3%
Cholesterol	0mg	5mg	2%
Magnesium	25mg	16mg	2%
Calcium	13mg	33mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.5mg	1%
Potassium	112mg	153mg	1%
Copper	0.06mg	0.05mg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	7µg	1%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	1.5µg	1%
Folate	17µg	20µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.5g	0.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	395kcal	1117kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	25g	31g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.2	7.2	N/A
Net carbs	80.7g	57.9g	N/A
Sugar	0.29g	27.42g	N/A
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.01µg	0%
Choline	10.8mg	8.9mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.116mg	0.042mg	0%
Threonine	0.267mg	0.102mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.371mg	0.121mg	0%
Leucine	0.692mg	0.206mg	0%
Lysine	0.193mg	0.121mg	0%
Methionine	0.176mg	0.059mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.494mg	0.14mg	0%
Valine	0.42mg	0.144mg	0%
Histidine	0.213mg	0.071mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A