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Who doesn’t love bread? Bread is a staple in most diets and featured in almost all cuisines. Whether it’s breakfast, lunch or dinner bread is usually included in the meal.

Even though bread is one of the most popular food items everywhere, there are still multiple questions when it comes to the nutrition content of this beloved food. Because of this bread has either become loved, or feared by people trying to stick to their diet plans. Many popular diet trends will either tell you to enjoy some bread in your diet, or avoid it entirely.

 

Types of Bread

Due to these nutritional mysteries and fears, we decided to crack open this case on bread, and explore the different nutritional contents of the most popular types.

 

White -Serving Size: 1 Slice -Calories: 80 -Fat: 1g -Carbs: 15g -Protein: 3g	Rye -Serving Size: 1 Slice -Calories: 65 -Fat- .8g -Carbs: 12.1g -Protein: 2.1g
Wheat -Serving Size: 1 Slice -Calories: 78 -Fat: 1g -Carbs: 14.3g -Protein: 3g	Whole Wheat -Serving Size: 1 Slice -Calories: 60 -Fat: 1g -Carbs: 11g -Protein: 4g
7-Grain -Serving Size: 1 Slice -Calories: 70 -Fat: 1g -Carbs: 15g -Protein: 2g	Pita -Serving Size: 1 oz -Calories: 80 -Fat: 0g -Carbs: 15g -Protein 3g
Bagel -1 Gagel (3.6 oz): 289 calories -Fat: 1.7g -Carbs: 56.1g -Protein: 11g	Kaiser Roll -1 Kaiser roll: 2.6 oz -Calories: 120 -Fat: 1g -Carbs: 24g -Protein: 5g

 

Not All Bread is Created Equal!

Above is the average nutrition contents for popular bread types. However, when it comes to different brands, all bread is not created equal. The different ingredients used by each manufacturer to make one type of bread, can largely increase or decrease the calorie and macronutrient amount.

It is important to look at the nutrition labels when purchasing bread and chose one that works with your diet plan. Typically, you should look for bread that is high in fiber, low in sugar and contains a good amount of protein. Below we listed some of our Key Nutrition go-to bread brands.