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Bread dumpling

Bread dumplings are dumplings made from bread and commonly served as a side dish with savory sauces or stews.

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About Bread dumpling

A bread dumpling is a cooked dumpling whose main body is made from bread or bread cubes combined with a moist binder, often with flour, egg, or milk. It is shaped into portions and cooked by steaming, simmering, or boiling rather than baked as a loaf. It is commonly served with gravies, savoury sauces, braised meats, or stews.

The interior is usually soft and porous, while the exterior may be smooth or slightly firm. Its texture absorbs accompanying liquid, and firmness varies with the bread, binder, seasoning, and cooking method. The broad term includes preparations made from fresh bread, stale bread, sliced rolls, or formed dough.

Some versions are shaped as individual dumplings, while others are cooked as a single log and sliced. Preparation changes the surface and structure: steaming, simmering, or boiling sets the moist interior without forming a baked crust. Size, seasoning, and firmness therefore vary among regional preparations.

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Bread dumpling

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Bread dumpling nutrition & diet

Bread dumpling nutritional value

Reference: White bread dumplings

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
179kcal
Protein
7.5g
Carbs
21.7g
Fat
6.6g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Identify the bread, flour, liquid, egg, fat, and seasoning in the dumpling mixture. Record the cooked dumpling portion separately from gravy or stew, and distinguish boiled, steamed, baked, or fried preparation because serving additions alter the catalogue match.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to cooked bread dumplings made with the specified recipe, including egg, dairy, fat, and accompanying sauce separately.

Diet considerations

Usually cereal-based and plant-origin in its bread component, but many recipes add eggs, milk, butter, or meat ingredients. Compatibility changes with wheat or other grains, animal additions, fillings, frying, and sauce. Portion size also affects the carbohydrate pattern of the meal.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Depends on the version
  • Vegetarian
    May be compatible
  • Pescatarian
    May be compatible
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Cow Milk; Egg. The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative. Recipes and products can differ.
Vegetarian · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Pescatarian · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Stale Bread. Recorded common ingredients: Bread. This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar). Recipes and products can differ. Recipes and products can differ.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS) 4.0, 2025 — X980112 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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