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Bread calories

Bread calories, values, suggestions

How many are the calories of Bread? A widespread belief sees in all different types of bread, without distinction, an excess of calories and carbohydrates, long considered, mistakenly, enemies of the diet. It is necessary to deepen the subject, measure, for example, how many calories a portion of Tuscan bread or one of dark wholemeal contains, and evaluate the accompanied dishes.

On average, it is a food that contains 275 calories per hundred grams, with some differences depending on the types of bread considered. A baguette of the same weight has 281 calories, while the same amount of Tuscan bread raises the figure to 278. Calories and wholemeal bread go together, not only does it have fewer, but it also has a high fiber content.

If you usually choose foods based on their caloric intake, you will prefer those made with rye flour (219 calories per 100 grams), although not compatible with low-sodium diets.

Whether you watch your figure or not, it is advisable not to consume it together with pasta (to facilitate digestion). For connoisseurs, the advice is to try to discover the heterogeneous tastes of each of the hundreds of types of bread baked in each region and province of Italy, titillating the palate.

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