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Brioche

Rich soft yeast bread enriched with butter and egg.

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About Brioche

Brioche is a rich, soft yeast bread made from an enriched dough containing butter and eggs. It is served for breakfast or snacks, used for sandwiches and burgers, and made into French toast or other sweet and savoury dishes.

The crumb is tender, fine, and slightly springy, with a buttery flavour and mild sweetness. A glossy baked crust is usually darker and a little firmer than the interior. Toasting adds a crisp surface and deeper caramelised flavour while the centre stays soft.

Brioche is sold as loaves, rolls, buns, or individually shaped pieces, either plain or filled. It may be brushed with egg before baking for a shiny finish. Slicing, soaking, and frying turn it into crisp-edged toast with a rich, custardy interior.

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Local names for brioche

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English

Brioche

English

BRIOCHE BREAD

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English

Brioche sandwich bread

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English

brioscia

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English

Fine yeast sweet dough (brioche)

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Brioche nutrition & diet

Brioche nutritional value

Reference: Bread, brioche

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

Calories
323.4kcal
Protein
9.5g
Carbs
46.5g
Fat
10.6g

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 F010407. 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 flour, butter, egg, milk, sugar, glaze, and filling in the baked bread. Record the edible slice, roll, or pastry portion as served, and distinguish plain brioche from toasted, filled, glazed, or buttered preparations.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to the specific enriched brioche recipe, baked form, slice or piece, crust, glaze, filling, and serving additions.

Diet considerations

Cereal-based bread with commonly included animal-derived butter, eggs, and milk, though recipes vary. Compatibility changes with wheat or other cereal ingredients, dairy-free substitutions, fillings, glazes, and coatings. Portion-dependent carbohydrate patterns differ between plain brioche, sweet pastries, and servings with spreads.

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, brioche ↗. 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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