Nutrition for Baguette

Baguette Nutrition Summary

One slice of baguette (139 grams or 0.3 lb) contains 378 calories and 14.9 grams of protein. Baguette consist of 33% water, 52% carbohydrates, 11% protein, and 2% fat.

Baguette is an excellent source of many nutrients, including carbohydrates, dietary fiber, protein, calcium, iron, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and folate. It also contains significant amounts of magnesium, potassium, copper, zinc, selenium, phosphorus and manganese.

In one slice of baguette:

• Calories: 378
• Protein: 14.9 g
• Sugar: 6.4 g
• Dietary fiber: 3.1 g
• Fat: 3.4 g, (Saturated: 0.7 g)
• Sodium: 836.8 mg

There is no significant amounts of cholesterol in baguette.

See the Baguette Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Bread, french or vienna.

Calories in Baguette

Baguette has 378 calories per slice or 272 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates and protein.

76% of calories in baguette are from carbohydrates, 16% of calories are from protein and 8% of calories are from fat.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Omega-6 in Baguette

Calories Similar to Baguette

Some other baked goods with similar calories to baguette by weight:

• Whole Wheat Bread: -10 calories
• White Bread: -47 calories
• English Muffin: -68 calories
• Tortilla: -75 calories

Protein in Baguette

An excellent source of protein, a single slice of Baguette contains 30% of recommended daily values or 14.9 grams of protein. However, the protein in baguette is not complete, meaning it does not contain all 9 essential amino acids. Specifically, baguette is low in tryptophan, threonine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, valine and histidine.

• Protein: 14.94 g

There is no significant amounts of tryptophan, threonine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, valine or histidine in baguette.

Protein Similar to Baguette

Some other baked goods with similar amounts of protein to baguette by weight:

• White Bread: -0.1 grams
• English Muffin: -2.8 grams
• Whole Wheat Bread: +3.6 grams
• Graham Crackers: -5.6 grams

Vitamins and Minerals in Baguette

An good source of many nutrients, baguette contains abundant amounts of calcium, iron, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and folate. In fact, a single slice of baguette contains 90% of recommended daily values or 1 milligrams of thiamin. Also an excellent source of iron, a single slice of baguette contains 30% of recommended daily values or 5.4 milligrams of iron.

Vitamins in baguette (1 slice):

• Vitamin a: 0.4 ug
• Thiamin: 1 mg
• Riboflavin: 0.6 mg
• Niacin: 6.7 mg
• Vitamin b6: 0.1 mg
• Vitamin e: 0.3 mg
• Folate: 171 ug
• Vitamin k: 1 ug

Minerals in baguette (1 slice):

• Calcium: 72.3 mg
• Potassium: 162.6 mg
• Iron: 5.4 mg
• Magnesium: 44.5 mg
• Zinc: 1.4 mg
• Selenium: 39.8 ug
• Phosphorus: 146 mg
• Copper: 0.2 mg
• Manganese: 0.8 mg
• Choline: 11.1 mg

There is no significant amounts of pantothenic acid, vitamin c or vitamin b12 in baguette.

Similar to Baguette for Thiamin (Vit B1)

Here are some other baked goods with similarly abundant amounts of thiamin (Vit B1) to baguette:

• White Bread: -0.28 MG
• English Muffin: -0.39 MG
• Whole Wheat Bread: -0.6 MG
• Graham Crackers: -0.62 MG

Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Baguette ^[3]

Baguette Nutrition Chart

Baguette in Cooking

Baguette is in the top 10% of most popular ingredients for recipes. Most recipes call for one or two baguettes.

Friends and Relatives of Baguette

Foods commonly cooked with baguette:

• Anchovy
• Arugula
• Capers
• Tomato
• Prosciutto
• Parsley
• Endive