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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, carbs, 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

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 26% 11% 98% 56% 23% 42% 70% 63% 148%
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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 +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%
~equal in Magnesium ~25mg
~equal in Potassium ~112mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~89mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 6% 150% 75% 87% 24% 7.8% 0% 0.5% 80%
Matzo
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 1.2% 97% 67% 73% 27% 27% 0% 0.75% 13%
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 Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +11.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +238.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +50%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita bread Matzo DV% diff.
Sodium 536mg 0mg 23%
Folate 107µg 17µg 23%
Selenium 27.1µg 36.9µg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.599mg 0.387mg 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%
Fiber 2.2g 3g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.327mg 0.291mg 3%
Protein 9.1g 10g 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.06mg 2%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.68mg 1%
Phosphorus 97mg 89mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.443mg 1%
Choline 14.6mg 10.8mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.3g 2.5g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 302kcal 395kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 36g 25g N/A
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
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
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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 +646.5%
Contains more FatsFats +16.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +50.3%
~equal in Protein ~10g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
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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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -26.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +21%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12.7%

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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. Pita bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174915/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.