Protein in food · Bread & bakery
How much protein is in bagels?
One plain bagel (99 g) has 10 g of protein (261 kcal); 100 g has 10.6 g.
4.0 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central
4.0 g of protein per 100 kcal (16% of its calories): 2.5–5 g is moderate on our scale.
25 g of protein from bagels alone takes 236 g (about 2⅓ plain bagels) and 623 kcal.
#7 of 18 in Bread & bakery for protein per 100 g, #3 for protein per calorie.
Protein per portion
| Portion | Protein | kcal | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 10.6 g | 264 | 52.4 g | 1.3 g |
| 1 oz (28 g) | 3 g | 75 | 15 g | 0.4 g |
| 1 bagel (99 g) | 10 g | 261 | 52 g | 1.3 g |
| 1 small (69 g) | 7.3 g | 182 | 36 g | 0.9 g |
| 1 large (131 g) | 14 g | 346 | 69 g | 1.7 g |
One plain bagel (99 g) is 9% of a 120 g daily target, what our protein calculator gives a 165 lb person building muscle.
Most of its calories come from carbohydrate: about 79%.
How it compares
The 4 foods in the same aisle closest in calories per 100 g, ranked by protein per calorie. Per calorie, it has more protein than whole-wheat pita and white bread, as much as sourdough bread and less than whole-wheat buns.
| Food | Protein | kcal | Protein per 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole-wheat buns | 12.4 g | 269 | 4.6 g |
| Bagels | 10.6 g | 264 | 4.0 g |
| Sourdough bread | 10.8 g | 272 | 4.0 g |
| Whole-wheat pita | 9.8 g | 262 | 3.7 g |
| White bread | 8.8 g | 266 | 3.3 g |
Recipes with bagels
2 recipes in the Feast Mode library use bagels, macros computed the same way.
Across the 2 library recipes that use it, a serving has 62 g of bagels on average, which brings 6.6 g of protein: 20% of the dish’s protein. It carries the most in Turkey Sausage Breakfast Bagel Sandwich, at 25% of the protein.
Questions
How much protein is in one plain bagel?
One plain bagel (99 g) has 10 g of protein and 261 kcal, with 52 g of carbohydrate and 1.3 g of fat.
How much protein is in 100 g of bagels?
100 g of bagels has 10.6 g of protein, 264 kcal, 52.4 g of carbohydrate and 1.3 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 174899).
Are bagels a good source of protein?
Moderate protein: 4.0 g of protein per 100 kcal (16% of its calories): 2.5–5 g is moderate on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from bagels alone takes 236 g (about 2⅓ plain bagels) and 623 kcal.
Which has more protein, bagels or white bread?
Bagels, with 10.6 g of protein per 100 g against 8.8 g for white bread. Per 100 kcal: bagels 4.0 g, white bread 3.3 g.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 174899: “Bagels, plain, enriched, with calcium propionate (includes onion, poppy, sesame)”, per 100 g. Portion numbers multiply those values by the portion weight. Estimates for information, not medical advice. How we calculate
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