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Bread roll

A bread roll is a small portion of baked bread commonly served alongside meals or used for sandwiches.

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About Bread roll

A bread roll is a small individually baked portion of bread dough, usually round, oval, or oblong, and served whole or split. It is commonly served alongside soups, stews, and main meals, or used for sandwiches and filled preparations. The term covers many regional shapes and styles.

It may have a soft or chewy crumb, a tender or crisp crust, and a plain pale surface or browned finish. Rolls can be made from enriched or lean dough and may contain seeds, grains, herbs, or other additions. The name does not by itself specify flour, sweetness, enrichment, or texture.

Bread rolls may be baked close together for soft sides or separately for more crust. Splitting, filling, toasting, or reheating changes their surface and eating texture. Soft dinner rolls and crusty bakery rolls are included by the broad term, although their crumb, crust, and dough formula can differ substantially.

Ingredient type
whole food

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English

Bread roll

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Bread roll nutrition & diet

Bread roll nutritional value

Reference: Bread roll, from white flour

Per 100 g of the edible portion of the stated reference food.

Calories
249.5kcal
Protein
9.3g
Carbs
44.6g
Fat
2.9g

Reference example for the named food and preparation, per 100 g edible portion. This is not a universal value for every recipe or brand; packaged products should be compared with their own label. © Food Standards Australia New Zealand. AFCD Release 3, food F001353. Available carbohydrate excludes sugar alcohols; energy converted from kJ to kcal (÷4.184). Australian data may not be appropriate for use in other countries. There are limitations associated with food composition databases. Food composition data used in the database or databases may represent an average of the nutrient content of a particular sample of foods and ingredients, determined at a particular time. The nutrient composition of foods and ingredients can vary substantially between batches and brands because of a number of factors, including changes in season, processing practices and ingredient source, and methods of calculation. Data licensed under the FSANZ Data User Licence Agreement, based on CC BY-SA 3.0 AU: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/science-data/monitoringnutrients/afcd/datauserlicenceagreement.

Portions & preparation

Identify the roll’s flour, enrichment, fillings, seeds, and surface treatment. Record the edible roll as served, including crust, and distinguish plain, toasted, buttered, glazed, or sandwich-filled forms from the unmodified baked roll.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to the specific baked roll recipe, grain base, size or piece, crust, topping, and filling status.

Diet considerations

Generally cereal-based and plant-origin, though rolls may contain milk, butter, eggs, honey, or animal fats. Compatibility changes with wheat or other grains, sweet coatings, fillings, seeds, and sandwich ingredients. The roll’s portion and accompanying contents determine the meal’s carbohydrate pattern and animal additions.

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

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
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: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3, 2025 — Bread roll, from white flour ↗. 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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