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Rye bread

Rye bread is a baked loaf made primarily from rye flour and commonly served sliced with savory or sweet foods.

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About Rye bread

Rye bread is a baked bread made with rye flour, either as the principal flour or blended with wheat or other grains. It is commonly served sliced with butter, cheese, cured foods, fish, spreads, soups, or sweet toppings.

Loaves range from pale and moderately open to dark, compact, and moist. Its flavor may be earthy, malty, tangy, or mildly sweet, depending on rye proportion, fermentation, sweeteners, and baking method.

Rye bread is sold as sliced loaves, rolls, or dense traditional-style breads. Some versions use commercial yeast, while others rely on sourdough fermentation; caraway, seeds, grains, or added coloring may occur in particular recipes but are not defining requirements.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Rye bread

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Rye bread nutrition & diet

Rye bread nutritional value

Bread, rye

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

Calories
259kcal
Protein
8.5g
Carbs
48.3g
Fat
3.3g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Assess the baked loaf as eaten, including crust and the stated proportion of rye flour. Dark color alone does not establish flour composition; wheat flour, sweeteners, seeds, oils, dairy, and fermentation vary. Toasting, spreads, and sandwich fillings should be recorded separately from the bread.

Compare the right form: Reference data should match the loaf’s rye percentage, flour refinement, leavening, and served slice or portion; rye-style wheat bread is not equivalent.

Diet considerations

Rye bread is plant-derived cereal bread, but many loaves combine rye with wheat or other grains. Recipes may include dairy, egg, seeds, sweeteners, or animal fats. Cereal ingredients affect compatibility, and carbohydrate patterns remain portion-dependent rather than determined by the bread’s color or name.

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
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • 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 · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Rye flour. This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar). Recipes and products can differ.
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: USDA FoodData Central — Bread, rye ↗. 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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