How many calories in rye bread
A slice of rye bread with butter and cheese has about 190 kcal, with 8 g of protein.
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Finnish rye bread, ruisleipä, is dark, sour and dense, made from whole rye flour and a sourdough starter. Finns eat it at breakfast, at lunch and next to almost every soup.
A plain slice is 80 kcal, with 15 g of carbs, 3 g of protein and about 1 g of fat. With butter and a slice of cheese it's 190, with 11 g of fat and 8 g of protein.
The butter and cheese more than double the slice. Whole rye keeps you full for a long time, which is why one slice often does it.
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What is ruisleipä?
Finnish sourdough rye bread, dark and dense, made with whole rye flour.
How many calories in a plain slice of rye bread?
About 80 kcal.
How much protein is in rye bread?
About 3 g in a plain slice, and 8 g with butter and cheese.
Is rye bread Finland's national food?
Yes. In 2017 Finns voted rye bread their national food, as part of the country's 100th birthday.
What is reikäleipä?
Rye bread baked as a flat round with a hole in the middle. The hole was for hanging the loaves on a pole to dry.
