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Bagel, plain
Bagel, plain4
VS
French bread Leader
French bread5

French bread leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

French bread comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Bagel, plain for more protein, less saturated fat, less sodium and more calcium.

Pick French bread for more fiber, less sugar, more potassium, more iron 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
    WIN4 g
    3.95 g
  • Carbohydrate
    19.84 g
    19.07 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0.61 g
    0.81 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    3.19 g
    1.7 gWIN
  • Total fat
    0.5 g
    0.89 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN0.14 g
    0.19 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN159.85 mg
    221.32 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    40.53 mg
    43.01 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN82.95 mg
    19.12 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    1.35 mg
    1.44 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    10.98 mg
    11.76 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.

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