Bagel, plain leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Bagel, plain comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Bagel, plain for more protein, less saturated fat, less sodium, more calcium and more iron.
Pick Popcorn, oil-popped for more fiber, more potassium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN4 g1.8 g
- Carbohydrate19.84 g11.44 g
- Fibermore is better0.61 g2 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better3.19 g—
- Total fat0.5 g5.62 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.14 g0.98 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN159.85 mg176.8 mg
- Potassiummore is better40.53 mg45 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN82.95 mg2 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN1.35 mg0.56 mg
- Magnesiummore is better10.98 mg21.6 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0.06 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.

