How Many Calories in Challah Bread

Challah bread is a special kind of Jewish bread which is eaten on holidays and celebratory events. Challah bread is generally made by using eggs, fine white flour, sugar, water, yeast and salt. In modern recipes, this bread may be made by using substitutes and thus many variations of challah bread exist today, each having a different caloric content and nutritional value.

How Many Calories in Challah Bread

Many bread and bakery companies manufacture challah bread. One such company is Atlanta Bread Company International Inc.  2 oz of challah bread produced by this company contains a total of 160 calories. Out of these 160 calories, 4% of the calories are contributed by total fat, 7% of the calories come from cholesterol content, 8% of the calories come from sodium which is present and the remaining 10% of the 160 calories are present as a result of carbohydrates.

The negative thing about this bread is the high sugar presence but on the other hand, presence of protein, less cholesterol and less sodium makes it a safe food to eat.

Kind David is another company which makes delicious challah bread. 55 grams of this challah bread constitutes 130 calories. The nutrition grade given to this bread is B. out of the 130 calories, 4% of the calories come from total fat, 2% of the calories come from saturated fat, 9% of the calories come from sodium content, 8% of the calories come from carbohydrates and 28% of the calories come from dietary fiber content. There are many good points associated with this bread and they are low saturated fat content, no cholesterol, no sugar and high dietary fiber content present in it.