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How many slices are in a standard loaf of bread? A: The standard loaf of sandwich bread contains approximately 20 to 24 slices of bread, including the end pieces (often referred to as the âheelsâ). Loaves of specialty breads, such as Texas toast, sourdough and multi-grain, contain approximately 16 to 18 slices. Loaves of thin-sliced bread contain approximately 26 slices.
It takes 9 seconds for a combine to harvest enough wheat to make about 70 loaves of bread. Each American consumes, on average, 53 pounds of bread per year. An average slice of packaged bread contains only 1 gram of fat and 75 to 80 calories. Assuming a sandwich was eaten for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, it would take 168 days to eat the amount of bread produced from one bushel of wheat. A family of four could live 10 years off the bread produced by one acre of wheat. One bushel of wheat will produce 73 one-pound loaves of bread.