Wheat bread vs Rye bread

In short

One serving each: 79 calories in wheat bread (1 slice, 29 g), 83 calories in rye bread (1 slice, regular, 32 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in rye bread: folate. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Wheat bread79 cal

1 slice (29 g) · 3.1 g protein · 13.8 g carbs (1.7 g sugars) · 1.3 g fat

Rye bread83 cal

1 slice, regular (32 g) · 2.7 g protein · 15.5 g carbs (1.2 g sugars) · 1.1 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%12.5%25%
  • Folate7% vs 12%

    28.7 µg vs 48.3 µg

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Protein3.1 g · 2.7 g6%·5%
  • Total fat1.3 g · 1.1 g2%·1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.2 g · 0.2 g1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates13.8 g · 15.5 g5%·6%
  • Fiber1.2 g · 1.9 g4%·7%
  • Sodiumlimit137 mg · 193 mg6%·8%
  • Potassium40.9 mg · 53.1 mg1%·1%
  • Calcium36.3 mg · 23.4 mg3%·2%
  • Iron1 mg · 0.91 mg6%·5%
  • Magnesium11.9 mg · 12.8 mg3%·3%
  • Phosphorus37.4 mg · 40 mg3%·3%
  • Zinc0.3 mg · 0.36 mg3%·3%
  • Copper0.043 mg · 0.06 mg5%·7%
  • Manganese0.3 mg · 0.26 mg13%·11%
  • Selenium8.4 µg · 9.9 µg15%·18%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0.058 mg · 0.13 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.055 mg · 0.11 mg<1%·1%
  • Vitamin K1.4 µg · 0.38 µg1%·<1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.12 mg · 0.14 mg10%·12%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.073 mg · 0.11 mg6%·8%
  • Niacin (B3)1.6 mg · 1.2 mg10%·8%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.24 mg · 0.14 mg5%·3%
  • Vitamin B60.032 mg · 0.024 mg2%·1%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline5.4 mg · 4.7 mg1%·1%

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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