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Whole-wheat bread vs white bread
Per 100 g, whole-wheat bread has 254 calories and white bread 267. Whole-wheat bread has more fiber (6.0 g against 2.3 g), protein (12 g against 9.4 g) and potassium (250 mg against 117 mg); white bread has more calcium (211 mg against 163 mg) and iron (3.4 mg against 2.6 mg). Beyond the label, whole-wheat bread has more magnesium (77 mg against 27 mg), zinc (1.8 mg against 0.88 mg), phosphorus (212 mg against 113 mg), vitamin B6 (0.22 mg against 0.09 mg) and vitamin E (2.8 mg against 0.22 mg); white bread more thiamin (0.51 mg against 0.39 mg) and riboflavin (0.24 mg against 0.17 mg). USDA FoodData Central, the typical form of each.
Data: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release.
Updated · By GetFoodFacts · data: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release · how the figures are checked
The two labels, portion by portion
Each label shows the food's typical portion; switch either to 100 g to compare weight for weight.
Whole-wheat bread
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Bread, whole-wheat, commercially prepared, USDA FoodData Central.
White bread
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Bread, white, USDA FoodData Central.
Every label nutrient, per 100 g
| Per 100 g | Whole-wheat bread | White bread | Whole-wheat bread vs white bread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 254 | 267 | -5% |
| Total fat | 3.5 g | 3.6 g | 0.1 g less |
| Saturated fat | 0.7 g | 0.8 g | 0.1 g less |
| Cholesterol | n/a | 0 mg | |
| Sodium | 450 mg | 450 mg | +0% |
| Carbohydrate | 43 g | 49 g | -12% |
| Fiber | 6.0 g | 2.3 g | +161% |
| Sugars | n/a | 5.3 g | |
| Protein | 12 g | 9.4 g | +30% |
| Vitamin D | n/a | 0 mcg | |
| Calcium | 163 mg | 211 mg | -23% |
| Iron | 2.6 mg | 3.4 mg | -24% |
| Potassium | 250 mg | 117 mg | +114% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central (Bread, whole-wheat, commercially prepared; Bread, white), April 30, 2026 release.
Vitamins and minerals beyond the label, per 100 g
| Per 100 g | Whole-wheat bread | White bread | Whole-wheat bread vs white bread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnesium | 77 mg | 27 mg | +184% |
| Manganese | 2.2 mg | n/a | |
| Selenium | 26 µg | 23 µg | +11% |
| Zinc | 1.8 mg | 0.88 mg | +100% |
| Phosphorus | 212 mg | 113 mg | +88% |
| Thiamin | 0.39 mg | 0.51 mg | -23% |
| Riboflavin | 0.17 mg | 0.24 mg | -31% |
| Niacin | 4.4 mg | 4.8 mg | -7% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.22 mg | 0.09 mg | +135% |
| Folate | n/a | 171 µg DFE | |
| Vitamin A | n/a | 0 µg RAE | |
| Vitamin C | n/a | 0 mg | |
| Vitamin E | 2.8 mg | 0.22 mg | +1182% |
| Vitamin K | n/a | 0.20 µg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central, every nutrient the two records report; differences of 20% and 5% of the Daily Value are named in the lead.
What the numbers do not say
Composition only: the table does not measure how either food affects blood sugar or health. The values are for the USDA forms named under each label; for a packaged product, its own label is the authority.
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Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- the food and product records, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what each data type is and how branded records are submitted. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- the survey foods and their portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov