Bread kvass
Bread kvass is a lightly fermented beverage made from bread and commonly sweetened before serving.

About Bread kvass
Bread kvass is a fermented beverage made by extracting or steeping toasted or dried bread in water and allowing the liquid to ferment, commonly with sugar and a starter or naturally occurring microorganisms. It is served as a drink or used as a beverage base. Some preparations use rye bread, while others use wheat bread or mixed loaves.
It is usually cloudy or lightly opaque, ranging from pale tan to brown, with a mild acidity, bread-like aroma, and light effervescence. Sweetness, acidity, and carbonation vary with the bread, fermentation time, dilution, and later sweetening. It is distinct from unfermented bread drinks and from kvass-style beverages made without bread.
Bread kvass may be homemade or packaged, and may be strained or filtered after fermentation. Toasting or drying the bread contributes colour and flavour to the liquid, while fermentation changes its acidity and carbonation. Later sweetening can make the finished beverage noticeably sweeter without changing its bread-based identity.
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Local names for bread kvass
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
хлебный квас
khlebnyy kvas
хлібний квас
khlibnyi kvas
Bread kvass
хлебны квас
khlebny kvas
kwas chlebowy
chlebový kvas
chlebový kvas
хлебен квас
khleben kvas
хлебни квас
hlebni kvas
krušni kvas
duonos gira
maizes kvass
leivakali
leipäkalja
bread kvass
khlebny kvas
Romanised form
khlibnyi kvas
Romanised form
khlebnyy kvas
Romanised form
khleben kvas
Romanised form
hlebni kvas
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Bread kvass nutrition & diet
Bread kvass nutritional value
Representative benchmark: Rice, white, uncooked
Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.
- Calories
- 339.9kcal
- Protein
- 7.0g
- Carbs
- 74.0g
- Fat
- 0.9g
Representative benchmark from a comparable official food-composition category; it is not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient. The displayed reference form must be considered, and species, cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.
Portions & preparation
Identify the bread type, fermentation duration, dilution, and sweetener, then record the beverage as served. Straining, carbonation, flavorings, and residual bread solids can change the form. Do not substitute unsweetened fermented bread liquid for a sweetened commercial drink.
Compare the right form: Match the reference to the prepared kvass beverage, specifying bread base, fermentation, dilution, sweetener, carbonation, and retained solids.
Diet considerations
Usually derived from cereal bread and water, with compatibility affected by added sugar, flavorings, dairy, or other animal ingredients. Recipes and commercial products can differ in fermentation and grain base. The beverage’s carbohydrate pattern depends on residual sugars and serving formulation rather than bread alone.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganDepends on the version
- VegetarianDepends on the version
- PescatarianDepends on the version
- KetoNot established
- PaleoTypically incompatible
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Depends on the version
- Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
- Vegetarian · Depends on the version
- Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
- Pescatarian · Depends on the version
- Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
- 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.
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Sources & review
Nutrition reference: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3 — F007682 ↗. 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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