Waffles, plain leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie
Bagel, plain: 100 g · Waffles, plain: 100 g.
The verdict
Waffles, plain comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Bagel, plain for more protein, less saturated fat, less sodium and more magnesium.
Pick Waffles, plain for more fiber, less sugar, more potassium, more calcium and more iron.
Evenly matched on vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy264 kcal285 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN10.56 g6.47 g
- Carbohydrate52.38 g42.98 g
- Fibermore is better1.6 g2.2 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better8.43 g4.91 gWIN
- Total fat1.32 g9.7 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.36 g1.53 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN422 mg638 mg
- Potassiummore is better107 mg125 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better219 mg308 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better3.57 mg5.61 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN29 mg23 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0 mg
- 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.

