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Bagel, plain
Bagel, plain3
VS
Spaghetti, cooked Leader
Spaghetti, cooked5

Spaghetti, cooked leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 1 tie

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Spaghetti, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Bagel, plain for more potassium, more calcium and more iron.

Pick Spaghetti, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium and more magnesium.

Evenly matched on vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    4 g
    5.4 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    19.84 g
    18.83 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0.61 g
    1.22 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    3.19 g
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  • Total fat
    0.5 g
    0.13 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.14 g
    0.02 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    159.85 mg
    3.05 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN40.53 mg
    25.61 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN82.95 mg
    6.1 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN1.35 mg
    0.44 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    10.98 mg
    18.29 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0 mg
  • Vitamin Dmore is better
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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.

Bagel, plain vs Spaghetti, cooked · Foodatron