Fibre in bread and bakery

    Fibre in bread and bakery products depends heavily on whether wholemeal, seeded, or white flour is used. The table below compares fibre per typical serving and per 100g across common UK bread and bakery items.

    Showing 20 foods from our Fibre Calculator database.

    Typical serving
    Wholemeal bread2 × slice (~36 g)~72 g5 g7 g
    Pitta bread (wholemeal)1 pitta (~60 g)~60 g4.2 g7 g
    Tortilla wrap (wholemeal)1 wrap (~60 g)~60 g3.6 g6 g
    Wholemeal roll (granary-style)1 roll (~50 g)~50 g3.5 g7 g
    Seeded breadslice (~40 g)~40 g2.5 g6.3 g
    Bagel (plain)1 bagel (~90 g)~90 g2.1 g2.3 g
    Hot cross bun1 bun (~65 g)~65 g2.1 g3.2 g
    Naan bread1 naan (~90 g)~90 g2 g2.2 g
    Baguette (white)portion, quarter baguette (~70 g)~70 g1.9 g2.7 g
    Pitta bread (white)1 pitta (~60 g)~60 g1.8 g3 g
    White bread2 × slice (~36 g)~72 g1.8 g2.4 g
    Rye breadslice (~30 g)~30 g1.7 g5.8 g
    Crumpet2 crumpets (~80 g)~80 g1.6 g2 g
    Oatcakes2 oatcakes (~20 g)~20 g1.5 g7.5 g
    Teacake1 teacake (~60 g)~60 g1.5 g2.5 g
    Granary breadslice (~38 g)~38 g1.4 g3.7 g
    English muffin1 muffin (~57 g)~57 g1.1 g1.9 g
    Sourdough bread (white)slice (~40 g)~40 g1 g2.6 g
    Tortilla wrap (white)1 wrap (~60 g)~60 g1 g1.6 g
    Breadsticks4 breadsticks (~20 g)~20 g0.7 g3.5 g

    Higher-fibre choices in this category

    Based on a typical serving, these bread & bakery entries contribute the most fibre in our database:

    • Wholemeal bread — about 5 g of fibre per 2 × slice (~36 g)
    • Pitta bread (wholemeal) — about 4.2 g of fibre per 1 pitta (~60 g)
    • Tortilla wrap (wholemeal) — about 3.6 g of fibre per 1 wrap (~60 g)
    • Wholemeal roll (granary-style) — about 3.5 g of fibre per 1 roll (~50 g)
    • Seeded bread — about 2.5 g of fibre per slice (~40 g)

    About these figures

    Fibre values are approximate estimates, sourced from public food-composition data and, for some UK packaged foods, manufacturer nutrition labels. Actual fibre content varies with variety, brand, ripeness, and cooking method — treat these figures as planning estimates rather than precise measurements. See the Fibre Calculator for further detail on individual foods.


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