Bagel, plain leads 5–2 · 7 categories decided · 1 tie
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Bagel, plain comes out ahead, winning 5 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Bagel, plain for more protein, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Medium-grain white rice, cooked for less saturated fat and less sodium.
Evenly matched on vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN4 g1.83 g
- Carbohydrate19.84 g21.99 g
- Fibermore is better0.61 g—
- Total sugarsless is better3.19 g—
- Total fat0.5 g0.16 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.14 g0.04 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better159.85 mg0 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN40.53 mg22.31 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN82.95 mg2.31 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN1.35 mg0.15 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN10.98 mg10 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.

