Nutrition in Whole Grain Bread

Whole grain bread is a great way to get the fiber that you need in your daily diet. There are multiple benefits to using whole grain bread over regular white bread for sandwiches and toast. Before you switch to whole grain bread, you should know the nutritional impact that it will have on your diet.

Serving Size

Whole grain bread is included in the USDA nutritional information for multi-grain bread. One serving is defined as 1 slice of bread, or 26 g of whole grain bread.

Calories and Fat

One slice of whole grain bread has 69 calories. The majority of these calories come from the carbohydrates in the bread. The 11 g of carbs make for 45 calories.

Dietary Fiber

Dietary fiber is an important part of a regular digestive system. One serving of whole grain bread has 2 g of dietary fiber. This is 8 percent of your daily recommended amount of dietary fiber.

Protein

Whole grain bread is actually a source of protein. While it is not a strong source, it still has 3 g of protein per serving. This is 7 percent of your daily recommended amount of protein.

Vitamins and Minerals

One serving of whole grain bread has 5 percent of your daily value of thiamin, niacin and folate. This same serving also has 26 percent of your daily value of manganese and 12 percent of your daily value of selenium. There is also 5 percent of your daily value of magnesium, sodium and phosphorus.

References

• Nutrition Information
• Nutrition Gloassary

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