FiberKitDownload FiberKit on the App Store

How much fiber is in white bread?

0.8 gfiber in 1 slice (29 g)

That’s 3% of the Daily Value, under the 10% the FDA calls a good source. It still adds up over a day.

White bread
Per serving
0.8 g
Daily Value
3%
Per 100 g
2.7 g
In grains and cereals
#52 of 55

Soluble and insoluble fiber

Soluble 0.2 g (28%)Insoluble 0.6 g (72%)

Soluble fiber turns to gel and helps with cholesterol and blood sugar. Insoluble fiber adds bulk and keeps you regular.

Counts toward your 20 plants a week in FiberKit. Bulgur, couscous, pasta, whole-wheat pasta, egg noodles, whole-wheat bread, multigrain bread, sourdough bread, french bread, bagel, english muffin, whole-wheat pita, flour tortilla, whole-wheat tortilla, naan, chapati, bran flakes, raisin bran, shredded wheat, wheat biscuits (Weetabix-style), wheat germ, wheat bran, whole-wheat flour, sprouted grain bread, pretzels, dinner roll, croissant, Fiber One cereal and All-Bran cereal count as the same plant.

Swap for more fiber

Compared with other grains and cereals

Grains & cereals with the most fiber per serving
#FoodServingFiber% DVSoluble · insoluble
1Fiber One cereal⅔ cup⅔ cup18 g64%
2All-Bran cereal⅔ cup⅔ cup12.3 g44%
3Bulgur1 cup, cooked1 cup, cooked8.2 g29%No split data
4Raisin bran1 cup1 cup8.1 g29%No split data
5Chickpea pasta (dry)2 oz, dry2 oz, dry8 g29%
52White bread1 slice1 slice0.8 g3%

All 55 grains and cereals, ranked

Questions

How much fiber is in white bread?

White bread has 0.8 g of fiber in 1 slice (29 g), 3% of the Daily Value. That’s 2.7 g of fiber per 100 g.

Is white bread high in fiber?

Not especially. One serving gives 3% of the Daily Value, under the 10% the FDA calls a good source.

Is the fiber in white bread soluble or insoluble?

Both. A serving has 0.2 g of soluble and 0.6 g of insoluble fiber, so it’s 28% soluble.

How does white bread compare with other grains and cereals?

It ranks #52 of 55 grains and cereals in FiberKit by fiber per serving. Fiber One cereal leads with 18 g in ⅔ cup.

What’s a higher-fiber swap for white bread?

Whole-wheat bread has 1.9 g in 1 slice. That’s 1.1 g more than a serving of white bread. Also try multigrain bread (1.9 g) or sprouted grain bread (1.8 g).

Use this on your site

Writing a recipe or nutrition post? Paste this card into any page, such as a WordPress Custom HTML block.

White bread: 0.8 g fiber per 1 slice
3% of the Daily Value. 0.2 g soluble, 0.6 g insoluble. 2.7 g per 100 g.
Source: FiberKit, USDA FoodData Central
Plain text version

Fiber: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, FDC ID 174924. Values are for the serving shown and vary with variety and cooking.