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Focaccia

Flat olive-oil enriched Italian yeast bread.

Focaccia — illustrative ingredient image

About Focaccia

Focaccia is a flat Italian yeast bread made from leavened dough and typically enriched with olive oil. It is served alongside meals, used as a sandwich bread, or eaten as a snack. Common versions are seasoned with salt and may carry herbs, vegetables, cheese, or other toppings.

Its crumb can be airy and open, or relatively close and chewy, while the surface may be tender, crisp, or oily from generous baking oil. The flavour is wheaty and yeasty with a gentle savoury note; olive oil, salt, and toppings add richness and aromatic intensity.

Focaccia is usually a rectangular or round, dimpled baked loaf with a golden surface. It may be sold whole, in pieces, or sliced. Fermentation, dough hydration, pan oil, topping choice, and baking temperature change the height, crust, crumb, and surface appearance.

Ingredient type
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Focaccia nutrition & diet

Focaccia nutritional value

Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
249kcal
Protein
8.8g
Carbs
35.8g
Fat
7.9g

Per 100 g of the named reference food. Preparation, cultivar and product formulation can change these values; use the stated form when comparing.

Portions & preparation

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Diet considerations

Focaccia is generally plant-derived from cereal flour, water, yeast, and oil, but toppings or recipes may include dairy, egg, meat, or animal fat. Wheat and other cereal ingredients affect compatibility. Its carbohydrate pattern depends on portion size and differs between plain bread, oil-rich toppings, and filled versions.

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Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
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  • Pescatarian
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  • Keto
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  • Paleo
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  • Low-carb
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  • Halal
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  • Kosher
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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.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

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