Editing Matzah (section)

==Ingredients==

{{Nutritional value
| note = (Values are for matzo made with [[enriched flour]])
| kJ = 1653
| carbs = 83.70 g
| fat = 1.40 g
| protein = 10.00 g
| water = 4.30 g
| calcium_mg = 13
| iron_mg = 3.16
| phosphorus_mg = 89
| magnesium_mg = 25
| manganese_mg = 0.650
| sodium_mg = 0
| potassium_mg = 112
| zinc_mg = 0.68
| vitA_iu = 0
| thiamin_mg = 0.387
| riboflavin_mg = 0.291
| niacin_mg = 3.892
| pantothenic_mg = 0.443
| vitB6_mg = 0.115
| folate_ug = 17.1
| source_usda = 1
| name = Matzo
}}

At the [[Passover seder]], simple matzah made of flour and water is mandatory for all. The flour must be ground from one of the five grains specified in Jewish law for Passover matzah: wheat, barley, spelt, rye or oat. Ashkenazic, but not Sephardi, tradition, requires that matzah made with the addition of [[wine]], [[fruit juice]], [[onion]], [[garlic]], etc., may not be used during the Passover festival except by the elderly or unwell.<ref>Mishna Brurah 462:1 1</ref><ref name=egg />

Non-Passover matzah is not subject to ritual requirements and may use any kosher ingredients.

=== Gluten-free preparations ===

People who suffer from [[coeliac disease]] cannot safely eat [[cereal]]s containing [[gluten]]; the only one of the permitted five grains (wheat, barley, oat, spelt, and rye) without gluten is oat. However, some authorities have expressed doubt about whether oat is truly one of the five grains, or whether it resulted from a historical mistranslation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-daf.com/talmud-conceptual/are-oats-really-one-of-the-5-species-of-grain/|title=Are Oats Really one of the 5 Species of Grain? – When Science and Halakha Collide|last=Linzer|first=Dov|date=20 May 2011|website=The Daily Daf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110630020925/http://www.the-daf.com/talmud-conceptual/are-oats-really-one-of-the-5-species-of-grain/|archive-date=30 June 2011}}</ref> Some manufacturers produce [[gluten-free]] matzah-lookalikes made from [[potato starch]], [[tapioca]], and other non-traditional flour for gluten-intolerant people. However, the [[Orthodox Union]] states that, although unleavened gluten-free products may be eaten on Passover, they do not fulfill the commandment (''[[mitzvah]]'') of eating matzah at the Seder, because matzah {{Em|must}} be made from one of the five grains.<ref>Butnick, Stephanie. "[http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-life-and-religion/95982/this-matzo-isnt-a-mitzvah This Matzo Isn't a Mitzvah]."  ''Tablet Magazine.''</ref>

While oat is considered to be one of the five grains and does not itself contain gluten, matzah made from it would be gluten-free only if there were no contamination by gluten-containing grains. From 2013 some matzah manufacturers have produced gluten-free oat matzah certified kosher for Passover.<ref>{{cite news| last=Friedman | first=Gabe | title=Here's the spiel on gluten-free matzah | newspaper=The Times of Israel | date=3 April 2017 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/gluten-free-matzah-heres-what-you-should-know/}}</ref> Given the doubts about oats truly being one of the five grains, it has been suggested that matzah could be made from a mixture of 90% rice flour and 10% wheat flour (as rice is deemed so bland that the taste of wheat flour dominates, and thus meets ritual requirements), for those who can handle eating the small amount of wheat in this mixture.<ref name=broyde>{{cite web |author=Rabbi Michael Broyde|author-link=Michael Broyde|title=Oat Matzah | website=Torah Musings | date=9 August 2011 | url=https://www.torahmusings.com/2011/08/oat-matzah/}}</ref> For those who can eat no wheat, eating oat matzah at the Seder is still considered the best option.<ref name=broyde/>
[[File:Soft matzah.jpg|thumb|left|Homemade soft matzah]]