Bagel, plain leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided
Bagel, plain: 100 g · Popcorn, oil-popped: 100 g.
The verdict
Bagel, plain comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Bagel, plain for more protein, less saturated fat, less sodium, more calcium and more iron.
Pick Popcorn, oil-popped for more fiber, more potassium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy264 kcal500 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN10.56 g9 g
- Carbohydrate52.38 g57.2 g
- Fibermore is better1.6 g10 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better8.43 g—
- Total fat1.32 g28.1 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.36 g4.89 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN422 mg884 mg
- Potassiummore is better107 mg225 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN219 mg10 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN3.57 mg2.78 mg
- Magnesiummore is better29 mg108 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0.3 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.

