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Rustic bread

A crusty, traditionally shaped bread commonly served with soups, spreads, cheeses, and savory meals.

Rustic bread — illustrative ingredient image

About Rustic bread

Rustic bread is a broad style of loaf rather than one standardized formula. It commonly has a substantial, browned crust and an irregular or traditionally shaped appearance, and is served sliced or torn with soups, spreads, cheeses, and savory meals. It can be made with wheat flour alone or with other grains.

The interior may be open and chewy or relatively dense, depending on the flour, hydration, fermentation, and shaping. Flavor and texture therefore vary widely among examples. It may be produced with commercial yeast, a sourdough culture, or a combination.

Rustic bread may be sold as a round, oval, bâtard, or other hand-shaped loaf, whole or sliced. Baking develops the crust and sets the crumb; slicing or tearing changes serving form, while toasting dries and firms the bread. Crust color and crumb structure remain variable.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Rustic bread

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Rustic bread nutrition & diet

Rustic bread nutritional value

Reference: Pain de campagne

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

Calories
253kcal
Protein
8.3g
Carbs
50.0g
Fat
1.3g

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 crust-and-crumb portion of the particular rustic loaf, whether sliced or torn. Flour blend, fermentation, seeds, oil, salt, and enrichment vary widely, while spreads, cheeses, soups, or dipping oils add separate ingredients that should not be attributed to the bread alone.

Compare the right form: Reference data should match the specified baked rustic loaf, including flour blend and crust, measured as served; artisan styles are not nutritionally interchangeable.

Diet considerations

Rustic bread is plant-derived when made from cereal flour, water, salt, and leavening alone, but recipes may include dairy, egg, seeds, or animal fats. Wheat and other cereals affect compatibility. Portion size and flour composition determine the bread’s carbohydrate pattern, apart from toppings.

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.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: ANSES Ciqual 2025 — 7100 ↗. 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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