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Bread

Bread is a baked food made from a dough of flour and water, commonly with salt and yeast; formulations and grain ingredients vary.

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About Bread

Bread is a baked or otherwise cooked dough made chiefly from flour and water, commonly with salt and a leavening agent such as yeast or chemical leaveners. It is eaten sliced, torn, toasted, or used in sandwiches, stuffing, puddings, crumbs, coatings, and other dishes.

It may be crusty or soft, dense or airy, and white, tan, or dark, depending on the flour, grain, fermentation, additions, and baking method. Because bread includes many formulations, flavour and texture are not uniform.

Bread is sold as loaves, rolls, flatbreads, and crisp or dried breads. It may be fresh, toasted, dried, or otherwise processed; these forms change its crust, softness, moisture, and suitability for uses such as crumbs, coatings, or puddings.

Ingredient type
compound ingredient

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Ingredient connections awaiting review · Coverage is still growing, including packaged snacks.

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Local names for bread

Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.

English

bread

English

bread mix (low gluten)

Search alias · Not a confirmed translation

English

slice of bread

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Bread nutrition & diet

Bread nutritional value

Reference: Bread, white, sliced

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

Calories
219kcal
Protein
7.9g
Carbs
46.1g
Fat
1.6g

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 flour or grain base, leavening, enrichment, and serving form before selecting a reference. Compare the edible slice or piece as eaten, including crust, and separate plain bread from buttered, sweetened, filled, or topped preparations.

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Diet considerations

Usually plant-derived from cereal flour, water, yeast or other leavening, and salt, but recipes may include milk, butter, eggs, honey, or animal fats. Compatibility changes with wheat or other cereal ingredients, fermented or enriched formulations, coatings, fillings, and portion-dependent carbohydrate patterns.

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

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    May be compatible
  • Vegetarian
    May be compatible
  • Pescatarian
    May be compatible
  • Keto
    Depends on the version
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Depends on the version
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
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 · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar).
Low-carb · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
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: Composition of foods integrated dataset (CoFID), 2021 — 11-980 ↗. 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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