White bread: weights & conversions
A US cup of white bread weighs about 45 g. One weighs about 28 g. 100 g is 266 calories and 9 g of protein.
Also written as: bread, sandwich bread, italian bread, french bread, sliced bread.
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1 cup of white bread is about 45 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of white bread weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 45 g | 1.59 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 33.8 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 30 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 22.5 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 15 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 11.3 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 2.81 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 0.94 g |
Weight per piece
What a recipe means when it counts white bread instead of weighing it.
| Count | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 white bread | 28 g | 0.99 oz |
| 2 white breads | 56 g | |
| 3 white breads | 84 g | |
| 4 white breads | 112 g | |
| 6 white breads | 168 g | |
| 12 white breads | 336 g |
Ounces and pounds
The weights an older recipe card is most likely to use.
| Weight | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | |
| 4 oz (1/4 lb) | 113 g | |
| 8 oz (1/2 lb) | 227 g | |
| 1 lb | 454 g | |
| 100 g | 100 g |
Nutrition
Per 100 g of edible portion, transcribed from USDA reference data, and scaled to the measures above.
| Measure | Calories | Protein | Fat | Carbs | Fiber | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g (100 g) | 266 | 9 g | 3.3 g | 49.4 g | 2.4 g | 490 mg |
| Per cup (45 g) | 120 | 4.05 g | 1.49 g | 22.2 g | 1.08 g | 221 mg |
| Per tablespoon (2.81 g) | 7 | 0.25 g | 0.09 g | 1.39 g | 0.07 g | 14 mg |
| Per white bread (28 g) | 74 | 2.52 g | 0.92 g | 13.8 g | 0.67 g | 137 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 302 | 10.2 g | 3.74 g | 56 g | 2.72 g | 556 mg |
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Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of white bread?
- One US cup of white bread weighs about 45 g (1.59 oz). A tablespoon is about 2.81 g and a teaspoon about 0.94 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of white bread?
- 100 g of white bread is about 2.22 cups — near enough to 2 1/4 cups in a measuring cup.
- How much does one white bread weigh?
- One white bread weighs about 28 g (0.99 oz), so a pound is roughly 16 of them.
- How many calories are in white bread?
- White bread has about 266 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 120 calories a cup.
- How much protein is in white bread?
- About 9 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 10.2 g in a 4 oz portion.
- What can I use instead of white bread?
- Hamburger bun, the same amount. Split and toasted, a reasonable stand-in when there is no loaf on hand.