Calories in Bread, pita, white, unenriched

Generic food Bread and Baked Goods

Bread, pita, white, unenriched contains 275 kcal per 100 g. A typical serving of 1 oz (28.4 g) provides about 78 kcal.

Roughly 83% of its calories come from carbohydrates, with 13% from protein and 4% from fat (estimated with general energy factors).

That is less energy than the typical item in baked products on FoodFactly, where the median is 365 kcal per 100 g across 522 foods.

100 g provides 22% of the Daily Value for Thiamin (B1), 21% of the Daily Value for manganese and 19% of the Daily Value for copper.

The data comes from USDA FoodData Central: SR Legacy.

275kcal per 100 g
9.1 gprotein
55.7 gcarbohydrates
1.2 gfat
78kcal in 1 oz (28.4 g)

Nutrition facts

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
NutrientAmount per 100 g% DV
Calories C 275 kcal
Total fat ? 1.2 g 2%
Saturated fat ? 0.17 g 0.8%
Cholesterol ? 0 mg 0%
Sodium ? 536 mg 23%
Total carbohydrates ? 55.7 g 20%
Dietary fiber I 2.2 g 8%
Total sugars not reported
Protein ? 9.1 g 18%
Vitamin A C 0 µg0%
Vitamin C ? 0 mg0%
Thiamin (B1) I 0.27 mg22%
Riboflavin (B2) I 0.097 mg7%
Niacin (B3) I 2.1 mg13%
Pantothenic acid (B5) ? 0.4 mg8%
Vitamin B6 ? 0.034 mg2%
Folate (B9) C 24 µg6%
Vitamin B12 ? 0 µg0%
Calcium ? 86 mg7%
Iron I 1.4 mg8%
Magnesium ? 26 mg6%
Phosphorus ? 97 mg8%
Potassium ? 120 mg3%
Zinc ? 0.84 mg8%
Copper ? 0.17 mg19%
Manganese ? 0.48 mg21%

% DV: percent of the FDA Daily Value for adults (reference amounts). Letters show how each value was obtained: M measured, C calculated, L label, Z assumed zero, I imputed. Vitamins and minerals not listed were not reported by the source.

Nutritional breakdown

Protein: 13%Carbohydrates: 83%Fat: 4%275kcal / 100 g
  • Protein 13%
  • Carbohydrates 83%
  • Fat 4%

Approximate share of calories, using general energy factors (4 kcal/g protein and carbohydrate, 9 kcal/g fat, 7 kcal/g alcohol).

Vitamins and minerals, % Daily Value per 100 g

Thiamin (B1)22%Manganese21%Copper19%Niacin (B3)13%Pantothenic acid (B5)8%Iron8%Phosphorus8%Zinc8%Riboflavin (B2)7%Calcium7%

Nutritional insights

  • Protein9.1 gin the top quarter of baked products (median 6.7 g)
  • Fiber2.2 gbelow the median for baked products (median 2.4 g)
  • Fat1.2 gin the lowest quarter of baked products (median 11 g)
  • Saturated fat0.17 gin the lowest quarter of baked products (median 2.6 g)
  • Sodium536 mgabove the median for baked products (median 433 mg)
  • Protein per 100 kcal3.3 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels
  • Water32.1 gwater per 100 g, which largely explains differences between raw, cooked and dried forms

Full nutrient profile

Fats and cholesterol (2)
Monounsaturated fat ?0.11 g
Polyunsaturated fat ?0.54 g
Amino acids (18)
Tryptophan ?0.11 g
Threonine ?0.26 g
Isoleucine ?0.35 g
Leucine ?0.63 g
Lysine ?0.22 g
Methionine ?0.16 g
Cystine ?0.2 g
Phenylalanine ?0.45 g
Tyrosine ?0.26 g
Valine ?0.39 g
Arginine ?0.33 g
Histidine ?0.2 g
Alanine ?0.3 g
Aspartic acid ?0.41 g
Glutamic acid ?3 g
Glycine ?0.32 g
Proline ?1 g
Serine ?0.44 g
Individual fatty acids (7)
Linoleic acid (omega-6, 18:2) ?0.51 g
SFA 12:0 ?0 g
SFA 16:0 ?0.16 g
SFA 18:0 ?0.009 g
MUFA 18:1 ?0.092 g
PUFA 18:3 ?0.024 g
MUFA 16:1 ?0.013 g
Carotenoids (1)
Retinol Z0 µg
Other components (6)
Water ?32.1 g
Ash ?1.9 g
Energy ?1,151 kJ
Vitamin A, IU ?0 IU
Folic acid Z0 µg
Folate, food ?24 µg

Other forms of Bread

Raw, cooked, dried and processed versions are separate records with their own measured values.

FoodCaloriesProteinCarbsFat
Bread, salvadoran sweet cheese (quesadilla salvadorena) 374 7.1 g 47.8 g 17.1 g
Bread, pound cake type, pan de torta salvadoran 390 7.1 g 51.3 g 17.5 g
Bread, white wheat 238 10.7 g 43.9 g 2.2 g
Bread, kneel down (Navajo) 195 4.3 g 39.5 g 2.2 g
Bread, pan dulce, sweet yeast bread 367 9.4 g 56.4 g 11.6 g
Bread, potato 266 12.5 g 47.1 g 3.1 g
Bread, cheese 408 10.4 g 44.8 g 20.8 g
Bread, multi-grain (includes whole-grain) 265 13.4 g 43.3 g 4.2 g
Bread, blue corn, somiviki (Hopi) 186 3.1 g 39.8 g 1.5 g
Bread, chapati or roti, plain, commercially prepared 297 11.3 g 46.4 g 7.5 g
Bread, naan, plain, commercially prepared, refrigerated 291 9.6 g 50.4 g 5.7 g
Bread, cinnamon 253 7.1 g 44.4 g 5.3 g

Per 100 g. Calories in kcal. n/a: not reported by the source.

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Per 100 g. Calories in kcal. n/a: not reported by the source.

Frequently asked questions

How many calories are in bread?

100 g of bread has 275 kcal. 1 oz (28.4 g): about 78 kcal. 1 pita, large, 6-1/2" dia (60 g): about 165 kcal.

How much protein is in bread?

Bread contains 9.1 g of protein per 100 g (18% of the 50 g Daily Value), or 2.6 g in 1 oz (28.4 g). About 13% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other baked products, that is among the highest quarter (median 6.7 g).

How many carbs are in bread?

Bread has 55.7 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 2.2 g of fiber.

How much fat is in bread?

Bread contains 1.2 g of fat per 100 g, of which 0.17 g is saturated (0.8% of the Daily Value).

What vitamins and minerals does bread contain?

Per 100 g, the most notable amounts relative to the Daily Value are Thiamin (B1) (22% DV), manganese (21% DV), copper (19% DV) and Niacin (B3) (13% DV). The full list is in the vitamins and minerals table above.

How much sodium is in bread?

100 g contains 536 mg of sodium, 23% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From USDA FoodData Central: SR Legacy, record dated April 1, 2019. FoodFactly last checked it on November 6, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Source of the nutrition information

  • USDA FoodData Central: SR Legacy, record 172816. License: CC0 1.0 (U.S. public domain). Source record dated April 1, 2019. Imported November 6, 2026.

Last updated: . Data quality score: 95/100 (how it is calculated).

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