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Bagel vs. Melba toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bagel and melba toast different?

  • Bagel is richer in manganese, while melba toast is higher in copper, folate, iron, selenium, fiber, zinc, phosphorus, and calcium.
  • Bagel covers your daily need for manganese, 13% more than melba toast.
  • Bagel is lower in sodium.

Bagels, wheat and Crackers, melba toast, plain types were used in this article.

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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% 28% 18% 139% 96% 55% 84% 78% 147% 190%
Contains less SodiumSodium -26.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +26.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +365%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.4%
Contains more IronIron +34.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +65.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +82.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +38%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +21.3%

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% 0% 8.6% 0% 103% 63% 77% 42% 23% 0% 2.3% 93% 11%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +50%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +34.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +30.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +22%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +84.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +63.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +102%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.413mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bagel Melba toast DV% diff.
Manganese 1.43mg 1.13mg 13%
Copper 0.175mg 0.289mg 13%
Iron 2.76mg 3.7mg 12%
Folate 76µg 124µg 12%
Selenium 28.7µg 34.8µg 11%
Carbs 48.89g 76.6g 9%
Fiber 4.1g 6.3g 9%
Zinc 1.1mg 2.01mg 8%
Phosphorus 142mg 196mg 8%
Calories 250kcal 390kcal 7%
Sodium 439mg 598mg 7%
Calcium 20mg 93mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.693mg 6%
Vitamin B3 3.37mg 4.113mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 0.273mg 5%
Protein 10.2g 12.1g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.147mg 0.098mg 4%
Fats 1.53g 3.2g 3%
Saturated fat 0g 0.445g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.936g 1.282g 2%
Magnesium 51mg 59mg 2%
Choline 9.8mg 19.8mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.29g 0.782g 1%
Vitamin E 0.32mg 0.43mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 0.9µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.403mg 0.413mg 1%
Potassium 165mg 202mg 1%
Net carbs 44.79g 70.3g N/A
Sugar 6.12g 0.94g N/A
Tryptophan 0.14mg 0%
Threonine 0.342mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.462mg 0%
Leucine 0.844mg 0%
Lysine 0.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.214mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.596mg 0%
Valine 0.52mg 0%
Histidine 0.261mg 0%

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
12% 3% 77% 5% 3%
Protein: 12.1 g
Fats: 3.2 g
Carbs: 76.6 g
Water: 5.1 g
Other: 3 g
Contains more WaterWater +636.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +18.6%
Contains more FatsFats +109.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +56.7%
Contains more OtherOther +63.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Bagel
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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
18% 31% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.445 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.782 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.282 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +169.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +37%

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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. Melba toast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174977/nutrients

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

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