Nutrition for White Bread

White Bread Nutrition Summary

One slice of white bread (28 grams or 0.99 oz) contains 67 calories and 3 grams of protein. White bread consist of 40% water, 44% carbohydrates, 11% protein, and 2% fat.

White bread is an excellent source of many nutrients, including carbohydrates, dietary fiber and calcium. It also contains significant amounts of iron, potassium, folate and phosphorus.

In one slice of white bread:

• Calories: 67
• Protein: 3 g
• Sugar: 1.4 g
• Dietary fiber: 2.6 g
• Fat: 0.6 g, (Saturated: 0.2 g)
• Sodium: 133.8 mg

There is no significant amounts of cholesterol in white bread.

See the White Bread Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Bread, white wheat.

Calories in White Bread

White bread has 67 calories per slice or 239 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates and protein.

74% of calories in white bread are from carbohydrates, 18% of calories are from protein and 8% of calories are from fat.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Omega-6 in White Bread

Calories Similar to White Bread

Some other baked goods with similar calories to white bread by weight:

• English Muffin: -4 calories
• Tortilla: -6 calories
• Whole Wheat Bread: +8 calories
• Baguette: +10 calories

Protein in White Bread

An excellent source of protein, a single slice of White Bread contains 6% of recommended daily values or 3 grams of protein. However, the protein in white bread is not complete, meaning it does not contain all 9 essential amino acids. Specifically, white bread is low in tryptophan, threonine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, valine and histidine.

• Protein: 2.98 g

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

Protein Similar to White Bread

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

• Baguette: same
• English Muffin: -0.5 grams
• Whole Wheat Bread: +0.8 grams
• Graham Crackers: -1.1 grams

Vitamins and Minerals in White Bread

An good source of nutrients, white bread contains abundant amounts of calcium. In fact, a single slice of white bread contains 19% of recommended daily values or 191.5 milligrams of calcium.

Vitamins in white bread (1 slice):

• Vitamin a: 0.3 ug
• Thiamin: 0.1 mg
• Riboflavin: 0.1 mg
• Niacin: 1.2 mg
• Vitamin b6: < 0.1 mg
• Vitamin e: 0.1 mg
• Folate: 35.6 ug
• Vitamin k: 2.2 ug

Minerals in white bread (1 slice):

• Calcium: 191.5 mg
• Potassium: 35.6 mg
• Iron: 1.4 mg
• Magnesium: 7.3 mg
• Zinc: 0.3 mg
• Selenium: 4.5 ug
• Phosphorus: 28.8 mg
• Copper: < 0.1 mg
• Manganese: 0.2 mg
• Choline: 2.3 mg

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

Similar to White Bread for Calcium

Here are some other baked goods with similarly abundant amounts of calcium to white bread:

• English Muffin: -142 MG
• Whole Wheat Bread: -163 MG
• Tortilla: -169 MG
• Graham Crackers: -170 MG

Flavonoids and Carotenoids in White Bread ^[3]

White Bread Nutrition Chart

White Bread in Cooking

White bread is in the top 10% of most popular ingredients for recipes. Most recipes call for 4 or 8 slices of white bread.

Friends and Relatives of White Bread

Foods commonly cooked with white bread:

• Ham
• Pasta
• Cottage Cheese

Other similar relatives:

• Whole Wheat Bread
• Baguette