Bagel, plain leads 7–3 · 10 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Bagel, plain comes out ahead, winning 7 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Bagel, plain for more protein, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Cornbread for more fiber, less sugar and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN4 g1.62 g
- Carbohydrate19.84 g12.23 g
- Fibermore is better0.61 g1.62 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better3.19 g0 gWIN
- Total fat0.5 g4.92 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.14 g0.98 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN159.85 mg293.85 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN40.53 mg34.64 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN82.95 mg14.53 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN1.35 mg0.53 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN10.98 mg7.26 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0.45 mgWIN
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

