Merita · Breads and Buns
Old Fashioned Loaves
A 0.9 oz (26g) serving of Old Fashioned Loaves by Merita has 70 calories, 2g of sugars and 150mg of sodium, as submitted by Flowers Foods, Inc. to USDA (FoodData Central 2056169, record updated Jan 20, 2018).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2056169, available Oct 28, 2021; 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.
Computed from the values per 100 g that Flowers Foods, Inc. submitted to USDA, for the declared 26g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 072250013376
- Category
- Breads and Buns
- Records
- 4 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
How it compares with other breads and buns
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 76% of the 10,293 breads and buns products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 83% of them.
Where the calories come from: 77% carbohydrate, 12% fat and 11% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among breads and buns: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 7.7 g | 4.7 g | 76% |
| Sodium | 577 mg | 464 mg | 83% |
| Protein | 7.7 g | 8.9 g | 26% |
| Calories | 269 | 267 | 53% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 10,293 products, one per barcode.
Other loaves in this aisle
37 of the 10,293 breads and buns products are named loaves. Per 100 g their median is 250 calories, 368 mg of sodium and 7.8 g of protein; 34 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Toast, Whole Grain, Loaves (190 slices per case) Bake Crafters | 451 mg | 216 |
| Organic Honey Sprout Bread Loaves ALPINE VALLEY | 447 mg | 237 |
| Cornbread Mini Loaves FAVORITE DAY | 439 mg | 368 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "loaves", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, MILK, SUGAR, YEAST, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SALT, WHEAT GLUTEN, SOY FLOUR, DOJDH CONDITIONERS [CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: SODIUM STEAROYL, LACTYLATE,CALCIUM STEAROYL, LACTYLATE MONOGLYCERIDES, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, DISTILLED MONOGLYCERIDES, CALCIUM PEROXIDE, CALCIUM IODATE DATEM, ETHOXYLATED MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, ENZYMES, ASCORBIC ACID), CALCIUM SULFATE, SOY LECITHIN, CALCIUM CARBONATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, AMMONIUM SULFATE, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (TO RETARD SPOILAGE).
The statement lists 15 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Unbleached Enriched Flour (wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin. It has no separate "Contains" line; a major allergen (the nine the FDA requires on labels: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame) may be named inside the ingredients instead. For allergies, read the package: this is the record USDA holds (updated Jan 20, 2018), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Flowers Foods, Inc. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2056169).
More Merita breads and buns
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merita, Old Fashioned Sandwich Bread | 265 | 6.12 g | 531 mg |
| Merita, Hamburger Buns | 279 | 9.3 g | 512 mg |
| Enriched Bread | 281 | 6.25 g | 531 mg |
| Merita, Enriched Dinner Rolls | 286 | 7.14 g | 571 mg |
| Enriched Bread, Bar-b-q | 250 | 7.14 g | 500 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Merita Old Fashioned Loaves?
70 per 0.9 oz (26g) serving, and 269 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Merita Old Fashioned Loaves?
150mg per serving (7% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Flowers Foods, Inc. submitted to USDA, last updated Jan 20, 2018. Recipes change: the package in your hand is the authority.
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