How many calories are in garlic toast?
One slice of frozen garlic toast, the Texas toast kind that comes eight to a box, weighs 40 g and carries 140 calories. Per 100 g the bread runs 350 calories, most of that from the butter-and-garlic spread baked onto the surface rather than from the bread itself. Two slices, the usual side with pasta, land at 280.
You'd need to walk about 28 minutes to burn the 140 calories in one slice of Texas toast (40 g).
How long does it take to burn off garlic toast?
One slice of Texas toast (40 g) is 140 kcal. Enter your weight and the amount you ate to see how long it takes you to burn that off:
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| Activity | Time to burn 140 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 28 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 18 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 20 min |
| Jogging | 16 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 31 min |
Times are for a 155 lb adult at a steady pace; change the weight to see yours. The amount is set to the portion in the text (40 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Garlic toast quick facts
- US servings, from one ounce to a mini loaf
- Frozen, restaurant, parmesan and cheesy toast
- Saturated fat and sodium climb faster than the calories
- How does garlic toast compare?
- Most popular garlic toast brands
- FAQ
Garlic toast quick facts
The record used here is FNDDS 2707628, "Garlic bread, from frozen". That is the version most Americans actually hold: a pre-buttered slice pulled out of a freezer box and run under the broiler for five minutes. USDA files it with a household measure of "1 piece, Texas toast," which is why the serving column below is a 40 g slice instead of a made-up wedge.
There is a second entry, SR Legacy 167939, for the same frozen product with identical numbers. It is the donor record behind the survey entry, so nothing is averaged between them; the survey record simply carries the slice weight and the older one does not.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 slice Texas toast (40 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 350 | 140 | — |
| Total fat | 16.61 g | 6.6 g | 9% |
| Saturated fat | 5.28 g | 2.1 g | 11% |
| Carbohydrate | 41.72 g | 16.7 g | 6% |
| Dietary fiber | 2.5 g | 1.0 g | 4% |
| Total sugars | 3.69 g | 1.5 g | — |
| Protein | 8.36 g | 3.3 g | 7% |
| Sodium | 544 mg | 218 mg | 9% |
% Daily Value is based on a 2,000-calorie diet.
Verified nutrition data
Numbers on this page come from USDA FoodData Central, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food composition database, and from manufacturer labels where a branded product is named. Last verified September 2026. How we verify our data →
Two rows you would see on the box are missing here on purpose. USDA does not publish added sugars or trans fat for this survey record, so listing either would mean inventing a number; the older SR Legacy entry does report 0.24 g of trans fat per 100 g if you want a rough marker. Cholesterol is 0 mg, which surprises people who assume butter, and potassium is 41 mg per slice, about 1% of the Daily Value.
US servings, from one ounce to a mini loaf
Slice weight is where garlic toast gets people. Texas toast is cut thick, so a "slice" here is not the 28 g slice of sandwich bread your brain is calibrated to.
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28.4 g | 99 kcal |
| One small slice | 37 g | 130 kcal |
| One slice, Texas toast | 40 g | 140 kcal |
| One medium slice | 74 g | 259 kcal |
| Two slices, the usual pasta side | 80 g | 280 kcal |
| One mini loaf, about 9 inches | 176 g | 616 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 350 kcal |
The 37 g, 40 g, 74 g and 176 g rows are USDA household measures for this record. The ounce row and the two-slice row are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not USDA servings, because nobody eats exactly one ounce of garlic bread but plenty of labels are written that way.
Notice the spread. A small slice and a medium slice are both called "a slice," yet one is 130 calories and the other 259. If you are logging from a bag rather than a box, weigh once and reuse the number.
Frozen, restaurant, parmesan and cheesy toast
Here is the finding that runs against instinct: the frozen slice is not the lighter option. Frozen garlic bread is 350 calories per 100 g and the restaurant version is 349. One calorie. What actually separates them is salt, 544 mg against 620 mg per 100 g, and the restaurant kitchen wins that comparison in the wrong direction.
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical piece | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garlic toast, from frozen | 350 kcal | 1 slice Texas toast, 40 g | 140 kcal |
| Garlic toast, any style (NFS) | 349 kcal | 1 slice Texas toast, 41 g | 143 kcal |
| Garlic bread from a restaurant | 349 kcal | 1 slice Texas toast, 40 g | 140 kcal |
| Parmesan garlic toast, frozen | 351 kcal | 1 slice Texas toast, 41 g | 144 kcal |
| Cheesy garlic toast, frozen | 343 kcal | 1 slice Texas toast, 48 g | 165 kcal |
| Cheesy garlic toast, restaurant | 339 kcal | 1 slice Texas toast, 48 g | 163 kcal |
Cheese behaves the way cheese usually does on a starch: it displaces some of it. The melted-cheese slice is 343 calories per 100 g, lower than plain, because the cheese pushes out bread. But the slice is cut heavier at 48 g, so the piece in your hand is 165 calories, 25 more than the plain one. Lighter per gram, heavier per slice. Protein moves too, from 8.36 g to 10.36 g per 100 g, which is the one nutritional argument the cheesy version wins.
Parmesan is the least interesting swap. At 351 calories per 100 g it is a single calorie above plain; the parmesan buys 0.42 g more protein per 100 g and nothing else worth logging.
Store brands vary far more than the USDA styles do. Across six national labels the range runs from Cole's at 240 calories per 100 g to Mamma Bella's at 459, nearly double, with New York Bakery at 405, Spartan at 348, Furlani at 325 and Giant Eagle at 300 in between. If your box is one of the heavier ones, the generic 140-calorie slice is an undercount by 30 or more.
Saturated fat and sodium climb faster than the calories
Run two slices through the Daily Values and the pattern shows up immediately. Eighty grams of garlic toast is 280 calories, or 14% of a 2,000-calorie day. The same 80 g is 4.2 g of saturated fat, 21% of the Daily Value, and 435 mg of sodium, 19%. Both of those are running at roughly a point and a half per calorie point.
That salt figure is about a fifth of a teaspoon of table salt sitting in two slices of bread, before anything you put next to it. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans keep saturated fat under 10% of daily calories, which is about 22 g on a 2,000-calorie day, and two slices take a fifth of that allowance.
Scale it to the loaf and the arithmetic gets loud. A 176 g mini loaf carries 9.3 g of saturated fat, 46% of the Daily Value, and 957 mg of sodium, 42%, alongside its 616 calories. A mini loaf with dinner is not a side dish in nutrient terms; it is the second entrée.
The practical read: if you are watching calories, one slice at 140 is a cheap addition to a meal. If you are watching sodium or saturated fat, garlic toast is the item on the table doing the most damage per bite, and the restaurant version at 620 mg per 100 g is worse than the box at home.
How does garlic toast compare?
| Bread | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garlic toast, frozen | 350 kcal | 1 slice, 40 g | 140 kcal |
| Challah, toasted | 315 kcal | 1 oz, 28.4 g | 89 kcal |
| Sunflower meal bread, toasted | 336 kcal | 1 oz, 28.4 g | 95 kcal |
| Fried bread dough | 384 kcal | 1 oz, 28.4 g | 109 kcal |
Our take: of these four, only fried bread dough is heavier per gram than garlic toast, at 384 calories against 350. Toasted challah, an egg-enriched sweet bread, is 35 calories per 100 g lighter, and sunflower meal bread is 14 calories per 100 g lighter than garlic toast while carrying more protein, 12.26 g per 100 g against 8.36 g. Garlic toast sits in the deep-fried end of the bread aisle, not the sandwich end, and the reason is the fat: 16.61 g per 100 g versus 6.59 g in challah. If you want the garlic flavor for fewer calories, toasting plain bread and rubbing a cut clove over it gets you most of the taste at roughly the calorie cost of the bread alone.
Most popular garlic toast brands in the United States
Ranked by how widely each product appears among foods sold in the United States, from the BodyPal food database of over 3.3 million products. Calories are the figures printed on each Nutrition Facts label, checked against USDA FoodData Central.
| Product | Calories (per 100 g) |
|---|---|
| Furlani Parmesan Garlic Toast | 325 cal |
| Cole's Garlic Toast | 240 cal |
| New York Bakery Garlic Toast Slices | 405 cal |
| Mamma Bella's Garlic Toast | 459 cal |
| Giant Eagle Garlic Toast | 300 cal |
| Spartan Garlic Toast | 348 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Garlic toast FAQs
How many calories are in one slice of garlic toast?
One 40 g slice of Texas toast is 140 calories, from a base of 350 calories per 100 g. That number covers the bread plus the garlic butter already baked onto it. Store brands spread wide: Cole's is 240 calories per 100 g, Mamma Bella's 459, so check your own box.
How many calories in 2 slices of garlic toast?
Two slices weigh about 80 g and come to 280 calories. They also carry 4.2 g of saturated fat, 21% of the Daily Value, and 435 mg of sodium, 19%. The saturated fat and salt climb faster than the calories do, which is the part most people miss.
Is garlic toast the same as garlic bread?
USDA files them as one food: the record behind this page is literally called Garlic bread, from frozen, 350 calories per 100 g. In American kitchens garlic toast means the sliced Texas toast from a box, garlic bread the loaf you cut yourself. Same recipe, different shape and portion size.
How much sodium is in frozen garlic toast?
Frozen garlic toast has 544 mg of sodium per 100 g, or 218 mg in one 40 g slice, 9% of the Daily Value. Restaurant garlic bread is saltier at 620 mg per 100 g, and the restaurant cheesy version tops the list at 636 mg.
Does cheesy garlic toast have more calories?
Per gram, no: cheesy garlic toast from frozen is 343 calories per 100 g against 350 for plain. Per slice, yes: the cheese slices are cut thicker, 48 g instead of 40 g, so one comes to 165 calories. The cheese also pushes saturated fat up to 6.12 g per 100 g.
How many calories in a whole loaf of garlic bread?
A 9-inch mini loaf weighs 176 g and holds 616 calories, the same as 4.4 Texas toast slices. That is the trap with garlic bread: nobody stops at a quarter of the loaf, and the loaf disappears next to a pasta bowl without ever feeling like a full portion.
Is garlic toast healthier than fried bread?
Slightly, by the numbers: garlic toast is 350 calories per 100 g against 384 for fried bread dough, with 16.61 g of fat versus 18.84 g. Neither is a health food. Garlic toast does arrive pre-portioned into 40 g slices, though, which makes stopping at one much easier.
How much saturated fat is in garlic toast?
One 40 g slice has 2.1 g of saturated fat, 11% of the Daily Value, from 5.28 g per 100 g. Two slices reach 21%, and a mini loaf 46%. The Dietary Guidelines put the ceiling at under 10% of calories a day, so garlic toast eats into it quickly.
Similar foods
- Garlic Bread — 143 cal per slice
- Mooncake — 469 cal per large round Moon Cake
- Pork Roll — 197 cal for 2 slices
- Cinnamon Roll — 335 cal plain, 407 frosted
- Bolillo — 372 cal per medium roll
- Scone — 267 cal per regular scone
Count it without the math
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