Whole wheat pasta, cooked leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided
Bagel, plain: 100 g · Whole wheat pasta, cooked: 100 g.
The verdict
Whole wheat pasta, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Bagel, plain for more protein, more potassium, more calcium and more iron.
Pick Whole wheat pasta, cooked for more fiber, less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy264 kcal159 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN10.56 g5.82 g
- Carbohydrate52.38 g31.51 g
- Fibermore is better1.6 g4.6 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better8.43 g0.85 gWIN
- Total fat1.32 g1.5 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.36 g0.24 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better422 mg6 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN107 mg77 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN219 mg12 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN3.57 mg1.65 mg
- Magnesiummore is better29 mg45 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 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.

