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Wheat Bread Bun

A wheat bread bun is a small yeast-raised wheat roll used for sandwiches, burgers, and other filled preparations.

Wheat Bread Bun — illustrative ingredient image

About Wheat Bread Bun

A wheat bread bun is a small, yeast-raised bread made primarily from wheat flour and baked as an individual portion. It is used as a sandwich or burger carrier and for filled preparations.

It generally has a browned outer crust and a soft, springy crumb. Its flavour and texture vary from lean and bread-like to softer and slightly sweet, depending on the product and dough; the name describes a bun format rather than one fixed formula.

It is generally round or oval and may have a plain, glazed, or seed-topped surface. The bun may be sliced, split, or served whole, and these preparations change how its soft crumb and surface are presented.

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wheat bread bun

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Wheat Bread Bun nutrition & diet

Wheat Bread Bun nutritional value

Reference: Bread roll, from white flour

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

Calories
249.5kcal
Protein
9.3g
Carbs
44.6g
Fat
2.9g

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 F001353. 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

Assess the bun as served, including crust and crumb, because size, shaping, flour type, glazing, seeds, sweeteners, and added fats can vary substantially. A toasted bun has altered moisture and texture. Filled buns should be recorded separately so the filling is not attributed to the bread.

Compare the right form: Match a reference to a yeast-raised wheat bun with its edible crust and crumb; identify plain, seeded, glazed, toasted, or filled form.

Diet considerations

A wheat bun is plant-derived from wheat, but recipes may contain milk, eggs, butter, honey, or other animal ingredients. Coatings, toppings, and fillings change compatibility and composition. Wheat flour makes it unsuitable for diets excluding wheat or gluten unless a separately verified formulation is used.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Depends on the version
  • Vegetarian
    Depends on the version
  • Pescatarian
    Depends on the version
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Vegetarian · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Pescatarian · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Wheat 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: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3, 2025 — Bread roll, from white flour ↗. 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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