Italian bread has 618 mg sodium per 100 g – among the highest for plain loaves. Its open crumb and thin crust make it feel lighter than it is. At 259 kcal per 100 g, it is comparable to baguette in both density and sodium. Weigh your slice — irregular shapes make visual estimation unreliable.
How should I track Bread, Italian?
Bread, Italian is a good source of iron. Bakery products like Bread, Italian vary more than you would expect — even pieces from the same batch can differ by 25–50 g. Research on portion estimation (Almiron-Roig et al., Appetite 2013) shows that people are particularly bad at estimating baked goods because size, density, and moisture all vary. The simplest fix: weigh a few pieces with a kitchen scale and you will quickly learn what your usual portion actually weighs. This one-time calibration makes all future logging faster and more reliable.
