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Bagel, wheat calories per Bagel Thin: 115–121 across all 3 named USDA examples

Across all 3 named USDA examples, a Bagel Thin contains 115–121 calories. Each included example lists 46 g for that measure. The same household label can carry a different gram weight elsewhere in USDA data.

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Estimated for 1 regular · 105 g

263calories

Bagel, wheat

Protein
10.7 g
Carbs
51.3 g
Fat
1.6 g

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Compare all 3 food records, nutrition tables and USDA sources

The 3 exact records in this guide report 263–276 calories in the records' own listed source servings and 250–263 calories per 100 grams. Those are observations from named database records—not a universal range or an estimate of an unseen plate.

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For Bagel, wheat, begin by separating “Bagel, wheat” from “Bagel, wheat, with raisins.” Choosing a card filters this source set; it does not infer the portion or fill in ingredients the chosen description does not name.

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Equal-weight view

How bagel, wheat records compare at 100 grams

All 3 cited records are shown at the same 100-gram weight. The source servings may differ.

  1. Bagel, wheat 250 kcal
    250 kcal
  2. 255 kcal
  3. 263 kcal

Shared basis: 100 g · kilocalories

What this page compares

Named source records, not one universal meal

This guide keeps 3 named USDA records in view: 3 direct matches. All sit within “Bagels and English muffins.” The exact descriptions remain the unit of comparison; the familiar heading is only the doorway into the evidence.

Why these records appear together: The deterministic grouping rule “normalized first two description segments” placed these 3 records together under the exact grouping key “bagel wheat.” That rule determines membership before any nutrition result is read.

For Bagel, wheat, this page can compare 3 named records from FDC 2707732 through FDC 2707734. It cannot observe which preparation was eaten, recover unnamed additions, or supply the eaten grams.

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Editor’s decision brief

The three facts to carry into the table

Carry the denominator, exact identity, and strongest observed contrast into every number below.

Portion

A shared 105 g comparison anchor

Equal source weights make the selected Bagel, wheat serving totals easier to compare, but the eaten portion still has to be measured or estimated.

Composition

13 kcal separates the fixed-weight endpoints

The lower endpoint is “wheat”; the higher is “with fruit and nuts.” This isolates density, not ingredient causation.

Discriminator

50 mg sodium gap per 100 g

Of protein, fiber, and sodium, the strongest normalized contrast is between “with fruit and nuts” (389 mg) and “wheat” (439 mg).

Observed source examples

Three landmarks inside this source set—not universal endpoints

These 3 records each use a 105 g serving. Their serving calories compare equal weights within this set. They do not define a calorie range for every bagel, wheat; match the preparation and adjust to your portion.

Important: “Lower” begins with Bagel, wheat; “higher” ends with Bagel, wheat, with fruit and nuts, using each record’s own source amount. Those labels order this selected set only—they are not endpoints for every bagel, wheat meal.

Full comparison

Compare every selected FNDDS record

For Bagel, wheat, serving columns preserve each record’s own listed amount, while calories per 100 g hold weight constant. A dash means the cited record does not supply that field; it does not mean the nutrient is absent.

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USDA records selected for the Bagel, wheat nutrition guide
Exact source record Match Source amount Calories kcal / 100 g Protein Fiber Sodium USDA
Bagel, wheat Direct name match 105 gUSDA reference amount 263 kcal 250 10.7 g 4.3 g 461 mg FDC 2707732 ↗
Bagel, wheat, with fruit and nuts Direct name match 105 gUSDA reference amount 276 kcal 263 10 g 4.6 g 408 mg FDC 2707736 ↗
Bagel, wheat, with raisins Direct name match 105 gUSDA reference amount 268 kcal 255 10 g 4.3 g 418 mg FDC 2707734 ↗

Portion analysis

Serving total and calorie density answer different questions

Every selected record uses a 105-gram source amount, so serving-weight differences do not explain the calorie spread inside this set. Their own source servings run from 263 calories for “wheat” to 276 for “with fruit and nuts.” At a fixed 100 grams, “wheat” is 250 calories and “with fruit and nuts” is 263—a fixed-weight separation of 13 calories. For Bagel, wheat, the serving view answers “how much is in the database portion?”; the 100-gram view answers “how concentrated is the matched record?” Neither reveals how many grams were actually eaten.

The scaling rule: multiply a per-100-gram value by eaten grams ÷ 100. The arithmetic is exact; the result is only as defensible as the record match and portion estimate.

Preparation analysis

The long description carries the evidence

The published descriptions distinguish forms such as “wheat”, “wheat, with fruit and nuts”, and “wheat, with raisins”. Across the source formulations, the shared backbone includes bagels, wheat; differentiating rows include raisins, dark, seedless (includes foods for usda's food distribution program), apples, dried, sulfured, uncooked, dates, deglet noor, and nuts, walnuts, english, halves, raw. On this Bagel, wheat page, those rows make the records inspectable, but they are not a controlled experiment: they cannot tell us that one named input, by itself, caused a nutrient difference.

Database precision is not meal certainty. Retain the exact description beside the number so later corrections remain possible.

What changes the comparison

Four drivers worth checking before choosing a record

The family label “Bagel, wheat” cannot resolve the differences between Bagel, wheat and Bagel, wheat, with raisins. The four checks below identify the record wording, source weight, and formulation evidence that can.

  1. 01

    A shared source weight

    Every selected record uses 105 grams. Inside this set, serving-calorie differences therefore reflect the published composition rather than a change in source weight.

  2. 02

    The words that split the family

    Representative record-level distinctions include “wheat”, “wheat, with fruit and nuts”, and “wheat, with raisins”. Those phrases are evidence for choosing a record, not decorative subtitle text.

  3. 03

    Formulation evidence, with limits

    Shared source rows include bagels, wheat; rows that vary across the set include raisins, dark, seedless (includes foods for usda's food distribution program), apples, dried, sulfured, uncooked, and dates, deglet noor. Presence is inspectable evidence, not proof of nutrient causation.

  4. 04

    The unresolved plate

    Even “Bagel, wheat” leaves the eaten grams and unnamed oils, sauces, toppings, substitutions, or leftovers unresolved. Preserve those Bagel, wheat unknowns for correction instead of converting them into false precision.

Record matching

Match identity first; scale quantity second

Read the source name as a sequence of decisions. First confirm that bagel, wheat is the right meal family. Then resolve the phrases that actually separate this set—“wheat”, “wheat, with fruit and nuts”, and “wheat, with raisins”—before comparing gram weight. If a package, menu, or known recipe provides a closer first-party description, prefer it and keep this USDA record as a transparent fallback.

A practical matching checklist

  1. Read the complete Bagel, wheat source description, including preparation and additions.
  2. Compare the listed source weight with the amount actually eaten.
  3. Prefer a current package or restaurant source when a specific branded item is known.
  4. Record toppings, sauces, cooking fat, sides, and substitutions that the selected description does not name.

Decision support from the exact records on this page

Turn source data into a better next decision

These conclusions and reading paths are computed from 3 exact records behind Bagel, wheat source-record guide. Links are chosen by record identity, controlled contrast, formulation input, nutrient spread, or serving context—not by loose keyword similarity.

Equal-weight result

Bagel, wheat, with fruit and nuts is higher in total fat per 100 g

Bagel, wheat, with fruit and nuts reports 2.8 g versus 1.4 g for Bagel, wheat, with raisins: a 1.4 g difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

These listed servings have equal weights

3 listed servings each weigh 105 g

The 3 records with a listed serving weight on this page each use 105 g. Their serving totals therefore compare equal weights, even if the household labels differ. Match the preparation and adjust the weight to the amount you eat.

Record identity is part of the estimate

Distinguish “Bagel, wheat” from “Bagel, wheat, with raisins”

These are separate USDA records with separate formulations or survey descriptions. Match preparation, additions, and the named household amount before borrowing either record’s nutrients.

Inspect the underlying evidence

Contextual knowledge graph

Follow the relationship that matches your question

For Bagel, wheat source-record guide, each path states why the destination belongs here, so you can distinguish a true evidentiary connection from a merely similar label.

A formulation detail that separates records Raisins, dark, seedless (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)

USDA input 9298 appears in 2 of 3 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 5–10 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

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A formulation detail that separates records Apples, dried, sulfured, uncooked

USDA input 9011 appears in 1 of 3 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 2–2 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

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3 context records in this source topic Bagels and English muffins

Bagel, wheat and Bagel, wheat, with fruit and nuts belong to this USDA source-category collection. Its displayed ranges and complete exact-record catalog provide the peer set for a manual comparison; the destination does not preselect this page’s record.

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Inspect an exact record Bagel, wheat

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2707732 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

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Check another exact record Bagel, wheat, with fruit and nuts

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2707736 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

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Put the observed spread in corpus context Potassium: density and serving context

In this page’s records, potassium runs from 165 mg in Bagel, wheat to 215 mg in Bagel, wheat, with raisins, all per 100 g.

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3 records share this broad food family Breads & baked goods: broader category context

Bagel, wheat and Bagel, wheat, with fruit and nuts, plus 1 more are assigned to Feast’s Breads & baked goods editorial category. Use the category page to compare nearby foods at a broad level; keep the exact USDA descriptions on this page for record-level decisions.

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