Wheat bread vs Rye bread

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Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 6% more calories in wheat bread than in rye bread (274 vs 259 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in wheat bread: niacin, manganese, pantothenic acid, protein and 2 more. More in rye bread: folate, fiber, riboflavin, sodium and copper. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Wheat bread274 cal

10.7 g protein · 47.5 g carbs (5.7 g sugars) · 4.5 g fat

Rye bread259 cal

8.5 g protein · 48.3 g carbs (3.9 g sugars) · 3.3 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%25%50%
  • Folate99 µg · 151 µg
    25%38%
  • Niacin (B3)5.6 mg · 3.8 mg
    35%24%
  • Manganese1 mg · 0.82 mg
    45%36%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.82 mg · 0.44 mg
    16%9%
  • Fiber4 g · 5.8 g
    14%21%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.25 mg · 0.34 mg
    19%26%
  • Sodiumlimit473 mg · 603 mg
    21%26%
  • Protein10.7 g · 8.5 g
    21%17%
  • Iron3.6 mg · 2.8 mg
    20%16%
  • Copper0.15 mg · 0.19 mg
    16%21%
  • Calcium125 mg · 73 mg
    10%6%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.

  • Total fat4.5 g · 3.3 g6%·4%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.7 g · 0.63 g3%·3%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates47.5 g · 48.3 g17%·18%
  • Potassium141 mg · 166 mg3%·4%
  • Magnesium41 mg · 40 mg10%·10%
  • Phosphorus129 mg · 125 mg10%·10%
  • Zinc1 mg · 1.1 mg9%·10%
  • Selenium28.8 µg · 30.9 µg52%·56%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0.2 mg · 0.4 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.19 mg · 0.33 mg1%·2%
  • Vitamin K4.9 µg · 1.2 µg4%·1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.41 mg · 0.43 mg34%·36%
  • Vitamin B60.11 mg · 0.075 mg7%·4%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline18.7 mg · 14.6 mg3%·3%

From USDA FoodData Central: Wheat bread (SR Legacy 172686), Rye bread (SR Legacy 172684). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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