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How many calories are in homemade bread?

The recipe matters more than the label: enriched dough, seeds, cheese and added fat change each slice. Enter the loaf ingredients and yield in Calk.

Homemade bread: lower- and higher-calorie Calk versions side by side

Same 80 g portion, different choices: eggs, kind of bread, butter and oil, milk and kefir, sugar and salt, dough add-ins.

Which recipe ingredients change homemade bread calories

In these two examples, the changes are: eggs — added: chicken egg, kind of bread — whole wheat → wheat bread, butter and oil — added: butter, milk and kefir — added: milk, sugar and salt — added: a lot of sugar, dough add-ins — added: hard cheese.

Lower calorie 185 kcal 80 g 232 kcal per 100 g
higher vs lower calorie +19%
Higher calorie 220 kcal 80 g 275 kcal per 100 g
Lower calorie Calk card for Homemade bread: 232 kcal per 100 g, protein/fat/carbs 14/12/74 Higher calorie Calk card for Homemade bread: 275 kcal per 100 g, protein/fat/carbs 18/43/39
  • The enriched white dough contains butter, eggs, milk and sugar.
  • The higher-calorie version also contains a generous amount of cheese baked into the crumb.
  • Those additions, plus the topping, explain more of the difference than the bread portion itself.

Sourdough, seeded and enriched homemade bread calories

Calculate calories and macros for white, whole-wheat, sourdough, seeded, gluten-free, cheese or keto-style homemade bread.

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Questions about calories in homemade bread

How do you calculate calories in a slice of homemade bread?
The two versions shown in Calk contain 185 and 220 kcal per 80 g. The recipe matters more than the label: enriched dough, seeds, cheese and added fat change each slice.
Why is enriched cheese bread higher in calories than a lean whole-grain loaf?
The enriched white dough contains butter, eggs, milk and sugar. The higher-calorie version also contains a generous amount of cheese baked into the crumb.
How do I calculate my own bread recipe?
Open Homemade bread in Calk and enter the flour, seeds, milk, eggs, butter, sugar and cheese, then divide by the baked loaf weight or slice size.

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