{"id":5055,"date":"2012-03-26T04:00:21","date_gmt":"2012-03-26T09:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/?p=5055"},"modified":"2012-03-26T01:48:35","modified_gmt":"2012-03-26T06:48:35","slug":"consumer-reports-gives-high-marks-to-bagels-made-by-dunkin-donuts-lenders-original-and-costco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/2012\/03\/26\/consumer-reports-gives-high-marks-to-bagels-made-by-dunkin-donuts-lenders-original-and-costco\/","title":{"rendered":"Consumer Reports gives High Marks to Bagels made by Dunkin\u2019 Donuts, Lender\u2019s Original, and Costco"},"content":{"rendered":"

Consumer Reports\u2019s trained testers rate eight plain bagels and four with \u201ceverything\u201d <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"ConsumerYonkers, NY<\/strong> – There\u2019s nothing quite like a New York bagel but there are some store bought varieties that come close.<\/p>\n

Consumer Reports recommends four store bought bagels: plain varieties from Dunkin\u2019 Donuts, Lenders Original (frozen), Kirkland Signature (Costco) and Dunkin\u2019 Donuts\u2019 \u201ceverything.\u201d\u201cA bagel should have a slightly crispy crust, notable \u2018pull\u2019 when bitten into, like a good Italian bread, chewy innards, and a freshly baked flavor,\u201d said Nicole Sarrubbo, associate editor, Consumer Reports. \u201cAnd once you find a delicious bagel, what you do next is important. We found that toasting can change the texture of the bagel, sometimes improving it, sometimes not, while also altering the taste in some instances. And of course, adding cream cheese or any other topping gives your bagel a whole new dimension.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the report, topping a bagel with two tablespoons of cream cheese adds 100 calories and 10 grams of fat. Less caloric options include smoked salmon, which adds just 35 calories and 1 gram of fat. Sarrubbo suggests other toppings such as jam or hummus to keep calories and fat down.<\/p>\n

The nutritional value of a bagel depends on the size and type. The report points out that \u201ceverything\u201d bagels, which contain onion, garlic, sesame seed, poppy seed, and other toppings, tend to have more fat probably as a result of the additional seeds. The full-size bagels have 260 to 350 calories, usually 1 to 4.5 grams of fat, 330 to 660 milligrams of sodium, and 2 to 5 grams of fiber.<\/p>\n

For consumers with a gluten intolerance, there are Udi\u2019s Gluten Free bagels, but they have a few drawbacks. For starters, they have 9 grams of fat, far more than most others tested, as a result of the ingredients that replace wheat flour. The Udi\u2019s bagel rated \u201cGood\u201d by Consumer Reports, whose tasters noted a dry, tough crust and a cakey, crumbly texture.<\/p>\n

The report is available online at www.ConsumerReports.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About Consumer Reports<\/h3>\n

Consumer Reports is the world\u2019s largest independent product-testing organization. Using its more than 50 labs, auto test center, and survey research center, the nonprofit rates thousands of products and services annually. Founded in 1936, Consumer Reports has over 8 million subscribers to its magazine, website and other publications. Its advocacy division, Consumers Union, works for health reform, product safety, financial reform, and other consumer issues in Washington, D.C., the states, and in the marketplace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Consumer Reports\u2019s trained testers rate eight plain bagels and four with \u201ceverything\u201d Yonkers, NY – There\u2019s nothing quite like a New York bagel but there are some store bought varieties that come close. Consumer Reports recommends four store bought bagels: plain varieties from Dunkin\u2019 Donuts, Lenders Original (frozen), Kirkland Signature (Costco) and Dunkin\u2019 Donuts\u2019 \u201ceverything.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[6258,678,679,6262,6259,6261,6260,6263,3365],"class_list":["post-5055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community","tag-bagel","tag-consumer-reports","tag-costco","tag-cream-cheese","tag-dunkin-dunuts","tag-kirkland-signature","tag-lenders-original","tag-salmon","tag-yonkers-ny"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5055"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5055\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5057,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5055\/revisions\/5057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}