Bagel, plain leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Bagel, plain comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Bagel, plain for more protein, less saturated fat, less sodium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Pancakes, plain for more potassium, more calcium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN4 g2.82 g
- Carbohydrate19.84 g12.47 g
- Fibermore is better0.61 g—
- Total sugarsless is better3.19 g—
- Total fat0.5 g4.27 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.14 g0.93 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN159.85 mg193.39 mg
- Potassiummore is better40.53 mg58.15 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better82.95 mg96.48 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN1.35 mg0.79 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN10.98 mg7.05 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0.13 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.

