Marble bread has a visually interesting swirl effect that is created from combining two types of dough. Although you can create marble bread by twisting together two doughs of any kind, a common variety is marble rye, which is made from half rye dough and half pumpernickel dough.
Ingredients
Marble rye is a yeast bread, so its base consists of yeast as well as flour, salt and water. The rye portion of the dough is made with rye flour that is typically combined with a larger portion of all-purpose white flour or bread flour. Pumpernickel bread dough gets its trademark dark hue from molasses, and it also contains caraway seeds and more rye flour. Every recipe for marble bread is different, so you might also find ingredients such as sugar, whole wheat flour, oil or butter and milk.
Nutrition Stats
A single slice of marble bread weighs about 1 ounce, or 28 grams. In that amount, you'll get approximately 70 calories, 1 gram of fat, 14 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of protein and 2 grams of dietary fiber. In contrast, a 1-ounce slice of white sandwich bread has 75 calories, 2 grams of protein, 1 gram of fat, 14 grams of carbs and 0.7 grams of fiber; and an equivalent slice of whole wheat bread has 70 calories, 3.5 grams of protein, 1 gram of fat, 11.7 grams of carbs and 2 grams of fiber.
Health Information
Marble rye bread has a base of rye flour, which is a whole grain that offers health benefits over refined white flour and refined bread flour. As ChooseMyPlate.gov reports, eating more whole grains such as those you'll get with rye bread can reduce your risk of developing constipation, diabetes, heart disease and obesity. Further, rye flour is high in dietary fiber, so foods made with it may take longer to chew and digest, and can keep you full and satisfied for longer periods of time. Getting adequate fiber in your diet, according to MayoClinic.com, can lower your blood sugar and blood cholesterol levels as well as improve your digestive health.
Considerations
Not all loaves of marble bread are nutritionally equal. Those that aren't made with whole grain flours may be high in calories, fat and sugar, particularly if they are quick breads made without yeast. Thus, to make sure you're eating a food that will benefit you nutritionally, always check nutrition facts and ingredient labels in a marble loaf before you chow down.
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