Bagel vs bread

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 38 g of bagel or 37 g of bread. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in bread: calcium (3×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Bagel100 cal

37.9 g · 4 g protein · 19.8 g carbs (3.2 g sugars) · 0.5 g fat

White bread100 cal

37.5 g · 3.5 g protein · 18.4 g carbs (2 g sugars) · 1.3 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%12.5%25%
  • Calcium2% vs 6%

    26.5 mg vs 79 mg

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Protein4 g · 3.5 g8%·7%
  • Total fat0.5 g · 1.3 g1%·2%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.14 g · 0.31 g1%·2%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates19.8 g · 18.4 g7%·7%
  • Fiber0.61 g · 0.86 g2%·3%
  • Sodiumlimit160 mg · 169 mg7%·7%
  • Potassium40.5 mg · 43.8 mg1%·1%
  • Iron1.4 mg · 1.3 mg8%·7%
  • Magnesium11 mg · 10.1 mg3%·2%
  • Phosphorus37.5 mg · 42.3 mg3%·3%
  • Zinc0.31 mg · 0.33 mg3%·3%
  • Copper0.048 mg · 0.046 mg5%·5%
  • Selenium8.1 µg · 8.7 µg15%·16%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.12 mg · 0.082 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin K0.076 µg · 0.075 µg<1%·<1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.22 mg · 0.19 mg18%·16%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.13 mg · 0.09 mg10%·7%
  • Niacin (B3)1.7 mg · 1.8 mg11%·11%
  • Vitamin B60.027 mg · 0.034 mg2%·2%
  • Folate61.7 µg · 64 µg15%·16%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline5.5 mg · 5.5 mg1%·1%

From USDA FoodData Central: Bagel (Survey (FNDDS) 2707684), White bread (Survey (FNDDS) 2707598). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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