USDA reference food · Baked Products
Bread, wheat
1 slice of bread, wheat (29 g) has 80 calories, 3g of protein, 1.5g of fat and 1g of fiber (USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, FDC 172686). It is one of 4 USDA descriptions of wheat bread.
FoodData Central 172686, SR Legacy, in the April 30, 2026 release; USDA record.
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.
USDA values per 100 g (SR Legacy), scaled to the portion. Check the USDA record.
- Protein per 100 g
- 10.7g
- more than 54% of 8,218 USDA reference foods
- Calories per 100 g
- 274
- more than 69% of reference foods
- Fiber per 100 g
- 4g
- more than 85% of reference foods
What a portion gives you
Ticks: 5% of the Daily Value (FDA: low) and 20% (high)
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (FDC 172686); FDA Daily Values, 21 CFR 101.9.
Also rich in
Source: USDA FoodData Central (FDC 172686), every nutrient the record reports; FDA Daily Values, 21 CFR 101.9.
Where the calories come from: 70% carbohydrate, 15% fat and 16% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among USDA reference foods
| Per 100 g | This food | Share with less |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 274 | 69% |
| Protein | 10.7 g | 54% |
| Total fat | 4.53 g | 49% |
| Carbohydrate | 47.5 g | 82% |
| Fiber | 4.00 g | 85% |
| Total sugars | 5.73 g | 72% |
| Sodium | 473 mg | 82% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy and Foundation Foods: the 6,012 to 8,218 reference foods that report each value; the share of them with less per 100 g.
Every nutrient in this record (111)
The portion is 1 slice (29 g); % DV is for that portion.
Energy, macronutrients and sugars (21)
| Nutrient | Per portion | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protein | 3.09 g | 10.7 g | 6% |
| Total lipid (fat) | 1.31 g | 4.53 g | 2% |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 13.8 g | 47.5 g | 5% |
| Ash | 0.58 g | 2.01 g | |
| Energy | 79.5 kcal | 274 kcal | |
| Starch | 10.5 g | 36.3 g | |
| Sucrose | 0 g | 0 g | |
| Glucose | 0.48 g | 1.66 g | |
| Fructose | 0.68 g | 2.33 g | |
| Lactose | 0 g | 0 g | |
| Maltose | 0.50 g | 1.74 g | |
| Alcohol, ethyl | 0 g | 0 g | |
| Water | 10.2 g | 35.3 g | |
| Total Sugars | 1.66 g | 5.73 g | |
| Galactose | 0 g | 0 g | |
| Fiber, total dietary | 1.16 g | 4.00 g | 4% |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0 mg | 0% |
| Fatty acids, total trans | 0.0096 g | 0.033 g | |
| Fatty acids, total saturated | 0.20 g | 0.70 g | 1% |
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated | 0.18 g | 0.61 g | |
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated | 0.47 g | 1.61 g |
Minerals (10)
| Nutrient | Per portion | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calcium, Ca | 36.3 mg | 125 mg | 3% |
| Iron, Fe | 1.04 mg | 3.60 mg | 6% |
| Magnesium, Mg | 11.9 mg | 41.0 mg | 3% |
| Phosphorus, P | 37.4 mg | 129 mg | 3% |
| Potassium, K | 40.9 mg | 141 mg | 1% |
| Sodium, Na | 137 mg | 473 mg | 6% |
| Zinc, Zn | 0.30 mg | 1.04 mg | 3% |
| Copper, Cu | 0.043 mg | 0.15 mg | 5% |
| Manganese, Mn | 0.30 mg | 1.03 mg | 13% |
| Selenium, Se | 8.35 µg | 28.8 µg | 15% |
Vitamins (31)
| Nutrient | Per portion | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retinol | 0 µg | 0 µg | |
| Vitamin A, RAE | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0% |
| Carotene, beta | 0.29 µg | 1.00 µg | |
| Carotene, alpha | 0 µg | 0 µg | |
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) | 0.055 mg | 0.19 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0% |
| Cryptoxanthin, beta | 0 µg | 0 µg | |
| Lycopene | 0 µg | 0 µg | |
| Lutein + zeaxanthin | 12.8 µg | 44.0 µg | |
| Tocopherol, beta | 0.017 mg | 0.060 mg | |
| Tocopherol, gamma | 0.45 mg | 1.54 mg | |
| Tocopherol, delta | 0.096 mg | 0.33 mg | |
| Tocotrienol, alpha | 0.032 mg | 0.11 mg | |
| Tocotrienol, gamma | 0 mg | 0 mg | |
| Tocotrienol, delta | 0 mg | 0 mg | |
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | 0.058 mg | 0.20 mg | 0% |
| Thiamin | 0.12 mg | 0.41 mg | 10% |
| Riboflavin | 0.073 mg | 0.25 mg | 6% |
| Niacin | 1.62 mg | 5.59 mg | 10% |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.24 mg | 0.82 mg | |
| Vitamin B-6 | 0.032 mg | 0.11 mg | 2% |
| Folate, total | 24.6 µg | 85.0 µg | |
| Vitamin B-12 | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0% |
| Choline, total | 5.42 mg | 18.7 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) | 1.42 µg | 4.90 µg | 1% |
| Folic acid | 5.80 µg | 20.0 µg | |
| Folate, food | 18.9 µg | 65.0 µg | |
| Folate, DFE | 28.7 µg | 99.0 µg | 7% |
| Betaine | 24.7 mg | 85.2 mg | |
| Vitamin E, added | 0 mg | 0 mg | |
| Vitamin B-12, added | 0 µg | 0 µg |
Fatty acids (42)
| Nutrient | Per portion | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|
| SFA 4:0 | 0 g | 0 g | |
| SFA 6:0 | 0 g | 0 g | |
| SFA 8:0 | 0 g | 0 g | |
| SFA 10:0 | 0.00029 g | 0.0010 g | |
| SFA 12:0 | 0.0023 g | 0.0080 g | |
| SFA 14:0 | 0.0020 g | 0.0070 g | |
| SFA 16:0 | 0.13 g | 0.44 g | |
| SFA 18:0 | 0.062 g | 0.21 g | |
| SFA 20:0 | 0.0020 g | 0.0070 g | |
| MUFA 18:1 | 0.17 g | 0.58 g | |
| PUFA 18:2 | 0.42 g | 1.45 g | |
| PUFA 18:3 | 0.047 g | 0.16 g | |
| PUFA 20:4 | 0 g | 0 g | |
| PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA) | 0 g | 0 g | |
| SFA 22:0 | 0.0020 g | 0.0070 g | |
| MUFA 14:1 | 0 g | 0 g | |
| MUFA 16:1 | 0.0055 g | 0.019 g | |
| PUFA 18:4 | 0 g | 0 g | |
| MUFA 20:1 | 0.0041 g | 0.014 g | |
| PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA) | 0.0012 g | 0.0040 g | |
| MUFA 22:1 | 0 g | 0 g | |
| PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA) | 0 g | 0 g | |
| SFA 15:0 | 0.00087 g | 0.0030 g | |
| SFA 17:0 | 0.0017 g | 0.0060 g | |
| SFA 24:0 | 0.0012 g | 0.0040 g | |
| TFA 16:1 t | 0 g | 0 g | |
| TFA 18:1 t | 0.0078 g | 0.027 g | |
| TFA 22:1 t | 0 g | 0 g | |
| TFA 18:2 t not further defined | 0.0017 g | 0.0060 g | |
| PUFA 18:2 CLAs | 0 g | 0 g | |
| MUFA 24:1 c | 0 g | 0 g | |
| PUFA 20:2 n-6 c,c | 0.00029 g | 0.0010 g | |
| MUFA 16:1 c | 0.0055 g | 0.019 g | |
| MUFA 18:1 c | 0.16 g | 0.55 g | |
| PUFA 18:2 n-6 c,c | 0.42 g | 1.44 g | |
| MUFA 22:1 c | 0 g | 0 g | |
| PUFA 18:3 n-6 c,c,c | 0.0014 g | 0.0050 g | |
| MUFA 17:1 | 0.00058 g | 0.0020 g | |
| PUFA 20:3 | 0 g | 0 g | |
| Fatty acids, total trans-monoenoic | 0.0078 g | 0.027 g | |
| Fatty acids, total trans-polyenoic | 0.0017 g | 0.0060 g | |
| MUFA 15:1 | 0 g | 0 g |
Source: USDA FoodData Central, FDC 172686: every value the record reports, per 100 g as USDA gives it and scaled to the portion; Daily Values: 21 CFR 101.9.
Other ways to eat wheat bread
USDA lists 4 preparations of wheat bread. The wheat bread page puts them side by side, per 100 g and per portion.
Next questions
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Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- this record and every record it is compared with, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what branded, SR Legacy, Foundation and survey records are. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- survey foods and their household portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, its rounding and the Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the FDA thresholds the comparisons count. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov