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Pav bread

Pav bread is a soft, lightly sweetened bread roll commonly served with spiced fillings and street-food dishes.

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About Pav bread

Pav bread is a small, soft wheat-based bread roll associated with Indian street-food and bakery cooking. It is commonly split and served with spiced vegetable preparations, grilled or fried fillings, or buttery savoury dishes.

The flavour is mild and slightly sweet, with a tender, close crumb. Softness, sweetness, enrichment, and crust thickness vary, and the rolls may be baked as connected batches before being separated.

Pav is generally round or squared with a lightly browned top. It is sold fresh or in connected batches, and may be eaten plain, toasted, or pan-warmed; these preparations change its crust, softness, and flavour.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Pav bread nutrition & diet

Pav bread nutritional value

Reference: Bread, Soft roll

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

Calories
309kcal
Protein
10.1g
Carbs
48.6g
Fat
9.0g

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

Use the edible roll as served and distinguish plain pav from versions containing milk, butter, egg, sugar, or added fillings. Toasting, frying, buttering, and serving with spiced mixtures change the relevant portion and make the complete dish different from the bread alone.

Compare the right form: Match references to the specific soft pav roll, including recipe and edible portion; distinguish plain, sweetened, enriched, toasted, fried, or filled forms.

Diet considerations

Pav is a plant-derived cereal bread in many recipes, commonly wheat-based, but dairy, egg, or other enrichments may be present. Compatibility changes with the flour blend, sweeteners, coatings, and fillings. Portion size can create a concentrated cereal-carbohydrate pattern, especially when paired with potatoes, sauces, or fried spiced fillings.

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: Korean Standard Food Composition Database 10.4 (2026) — A0210050159a ↗. 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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