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Bagel vs. Wheat Bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between bagel and wheat Bread

  • Bagel has less vitamin B3, iron, calcium, vitamin B2, selenium, and phosphorus than wheat Bread.
  • Wheat Bread covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 18% more than bagel.
  • Bagel has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Bagels, wheat and Bread, wheat, toasted.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 6% 15% 104% 58% 30% 61% 57% 187% 157%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 42% 50% 20% 153% 66% 40% 81% 78% 180% 182%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +725%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +35.2%
Contains more IronIron +48.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +13.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +32.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.4%
~equal in Manganese ~1.377mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 6.4% 0% 101% 48% 63% 23% 34% 0% 3.8% 57% 5.3%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.67% 0% 4.8% 0% 110% 88% 117% 27% 35% 0% 14% 65% 12%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +82.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +85.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +21.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +280%
Contains more FolateFolate +13.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +125.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.439mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.153mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bagel Wheat Bread DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 3.37mg 6.25mg 18%
Iron 2.76mg 4.09mg 17%
Calcium 20mg 165mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 0.382mg 13%
Selenium 28.7µg 33.4µg 9%
Phosphorus 142mg 188mg 7%
Sodium 439mg 601mg 7%
Protein 10.2g 12.96g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.936g 1.72g 5%
Fats 1.53g 4.27g 4%
Saturated fat 0g 0.989g 4%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 5.7µg 4%
Folate 76µg 86µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.403mg 0.439mg 3%
Calories 250kcal 313kcal 3%
Zinc 1.1mg 1.47mg 3%
Copper 0.175mg 0.198mg 3%
Manganese 1.43mg 1.377mg 2%
Fiber 4.1g 4.7g 2%
Potassium 165mg 223mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.456mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.29g 1.019g 2%
Magnesium 51mg 59mg 2%
Carbs 48.89g 55.77g 2%
Choline 9.8mg 22.1mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.32mg 0.24mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 44.79g 51.07g N/A
Sugar 6.12g 6.42g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.147mg 0.153mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.299mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.258mg 0%
Leucine 0.461mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.315mg 0%
Valine 0.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.161g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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10% 49% 38% 2%
Protein: 10.2 g
Fats: 1.53 g
Carbs: 48.89 g
Water: 37.55 g
Other: 1.83 g
13% 4% 56% 24% 3%
Protein: 12.96 g
Fats: 4.27 g
Carbs: 55.77 g
Water: 24.23 g
Other: 2.77 g
Contains more WaterWater +55%
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.1%
Contains more FatsFats +179.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +14.1%
Contains more OtherOther +51.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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24% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.29 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.936 g
27% 27% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.989 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.72 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +251.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +83.8%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Bagel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167533/nutrients
  2. Wheat Bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172687/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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