Bagel, plain leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Bagel, plain comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Bagel, plain for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick White rice, raw for less sugar, less saturated fat and less sodium.
Evenly matched on vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN4 g1.95 g
- Carbohydrate19.84 g21.9 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN0.61 g0.36 g
- Total sugarsless is better3.19 g0.03 gWIN
- Total fat0.5 g0.18 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.14 g0.05 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better159.85 mg1.37 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN40.53 mg31.51 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN82.95 mg7.67 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN1.35 mg1.18 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN10.98 mg6.85 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.

