We come ready to demystify myths about bread and to reveal one of the great mysteries surrounding this food so necessary for our diet: the crumb or the crust of bread, which is more fattening?
For many years it has been believed that the crumb was the part of the bread that provided the most calories, which is why many people removed it, keeping only the outer part of the bread. On the other hand, the crust is usually used to spread sauce, so that, regardless of whether it is more fattening than the crumb, its use accompanied by other foods makes us add calories. But going back to the issue that concerns us: what has more calories: the breadcrumb or the crust?
The crumb or the crust of bread: what is more fattening?
- The crumb has more air and more water, and the crust has more nutrients, making it fatter. Perhaps with an example you will see it more clearly: if we compare 100 grams of crumb and 100 grams of crust, the second would provide more calories because it has more nutrients, more carbohydrates and less water.
- If in the end what you want is to control your weight, what you have to do is not abuse bread -or any other food – control what you use for the filling, which is what really has calories, and not get rid of the crumb.
How fattening is the bread?
- Many dietitians and nutritionists radically remove bread from the diet. Are they correct? Some of those consulted argue for this decision not because of the number of calories but because the bread is usually accompanied by high-fat products: cheeses, sausages, sauces… Those who allow a controlled consumption of bread recommend eating it in the morning, in order to burn the carbohydrates, it contains and try to avoid it after 6:00 p.m.
- On the other hand, it must be borne in mind that not all breads are equally fattening. While normal bread contains approximately 240 calories per 100 grams, wholemeal bread provides about 250 calories for the same amount. Yes, it makes you fatter, but it also contains more fiber, helping heavy digestions and constipated people in their evacuation. As for sliced bread, which has a bad reputation, it remains at the same levels as normal bread, but the negative part is that it contains many sugars, preservatives and dyes. And what about the toast and the picks? The first supposes almost 380 calories per 100 grams, while the peaks – attentive to those who are addicted to them – exceed 400 calories per 100 grams.
- With all this, surely the next time you go to your usual bakery or supermarket, you will think very hard before choosing one type of bread or another, right?
- But, as we always say, to have a healthy and balanced diet you have to eat everything, but do it in the right amounts, and accompany your diet with an exercise routine. Shall we start our particular bikini operation?