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wheat bread

American  

noun

  • wheat breads
    plural
  1. a type of bread that consists of a mixture of enriched white flour and whole-wheat flour.


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Etymology

Origin of wheat bread

First recorded in 1350–1400

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Adding a slice of a fiber-rich whole wheat bread won’t kill you.

From MarketWatch Jun. 21, 2026

Starch grains from wheat and barley, along with clear signs of milling, cooking, and baking, indicated that his meals included cooked wheat semolina and baked wheat bread.

From Science Daily Nov. 14, 2025

And does it have to even be made with typical wheat bread - take the jibarito, for example, which is made with fried plantain instead.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2025

But as of Monday morning, the website for Ralph’s showed a loaf of wheat bread boasting 30 calories per serving on the front, while the nutritional label said each slice had 50 calories.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2024

My eyes fell on Cap’s lunch, which consisted of salad, carrot sticks, and two slices of whole wheat bread.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

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