Whole wheat bread leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 1 tie
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Whole wheat bread comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Spaghetti, cooked for more protein, less saturated fat and less sodium.
Pick Whole wheat bread for more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Evenly matched on vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN5.4 g4.94 g
- Carbohydrate18.83 g16.95 g
- Fibermore is better1.22 g2.38 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—1.72 g
- Total fat0.13 g1.39 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.02 g0.29 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN3.05 mg180.56 mg
- Potassiummore is better25.61 mg100.79 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better6.1 mg63.89 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.44 mg0.98 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better18.29 mg29.76 mgWIN
- 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.

