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Roll calories per medium/regular/sandwich size roll: 97–372 across 10 of 15 named USDA examples

Across 10 of 15 named USDA examples, a medium/regular/sandwich size roll contains 97–372 calories. Their listed weights span 36–117 g, so each calorie value is calculated from that example's own gram weight and published calories per 100 g. The remaining 5 specifically named examples do not list that exact household measure.

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Estimated for 1 roll · 28 g

80calories

Roll, egg bread

Protein
2.7 g
Carbs
13.4 g
Fat
1.7 g

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Compare all 15 food records, nutrition tables and USDA sources

The 15 exact records in this guide report 80–407 calories in the records' own listed source servings and 239–452 calories per 100 grams. Those are observations from named database records—not a universal range or an estimate of an unseen plate.

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For Roll, begin by separating “Roll, egg bread” from “Roll, whole wheat.” Choosing a card filters this source set; it does not infer the portion or fill in ingredients the chosen description does not name.

Showing the first 6 of 15 linked records.

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How roll records compare at 100 grams

Five rank landmarks are shown from all 15 cited records: minimum, 25th-ranked, median-ranked, 75th-ranked, and maximum. Weight is held at 100 grams; source-serving weights are listed in the table.

  1. Minimum: Roll, gluten free 239 kcal
    239 kcal
  2. 25th-ranked landmark: Roll, oatmeal 269 kcal
    269 kcal
  3. Median-ranked landmark: Roll, whole wheat 273 kcal
    273 kcal
  4. 75th-ranked landmark: Roll, egg bread 287 kcal
    287 kcal
  5. Maximum: Roll, sweet, cinnamon bun, frosted 452 kcal
    452 kcal

Shared basis: 100 g · kilocalories

What this page compares

Named source records, not one universal meal

This guide keeps 15 named USDA records in view: 15 direct matches. They span 2 source categories, including Rolls and buns and Doughnuts, sweet rolls, pastries. The exact descriptions remain the unit of comparison; the familiar heading is only the doorway into the evidence.

Why these records appear together: The deterministic grouping rule “normalized first description segment” placed these 15 records together under the exact grouping key “roll.” That rule determines membership before any nutrition result is read.

For Roll, this page can compare 15 named records from FDC 2707659 through FDC 2707749. It cannot observe which preparation was eaten, recover unnamed additions, or supply the eaten grams.

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Editor’s decision brief

The three facts to carry into the table

Carry the denominator, exact identity, and strongest observed contrast into every number below.

Portion

28–117 g before composition

The largest source amount is 4.2× the smallest. Read per-serving calorie differences with that mass gap in view.

Composition

213 kcal separates the fixed-weight endpoints

The lower endpoint is “gluten free”; the higher is “cinnamon bun; frosted.” This isolates density, not ingredient causation.

Discriminator

3.9 g fiber gap per 100 g

Of protein, fiber, and sodium, the strongest normalized contrast is between “cinnamon bun; frosted” (1.2 g) and “gluten free” (5.1 g).

Observed source examples

Three landmarks inside this source set—not universal endpoints

The cards are ordered by calories in each record's listed serving. Serving weights differ, so use per-100-gram values to compare composition. These selected records do not define a calorie range for every roll.

Important: “Lower” begins with Roll, egg bread; “higher” ends with Roll, sweet, cinnamon bun, frosted, using each record’s own source amount. Those labels order this selected set only—they are not endpoints for every roll meal.

Full comparison

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For Roll, serving columns preserve each record’s own listed amount, while calories per 100 g hold weight constant. A dash means the cited record does not supply that field; it does not mean the nutrient is absent.

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USDA records selected for the Roll nutrition guide
Exact source record Match Source amount Calories kcal / 100 g Protein Fiber Sodium USDA
Roll, egg bread Direct name match 28 gUSDA reference amount 80 kcal 287 2.7 g 0.6 g 106 mg FDC 2707659 ↗
Roll, French or Vienna Direct name match 45 gUSDA reference amount 122 kcal 272 4.9 g 1 g 271 mg FDC 2707661 ↗
Roll, gluten free Direct name match 43 gUSDA reference amount 103 kcal 239 1.4 g 2.2 g 255 mg FDC 2707800 ↗
Roll, Mexican, bolillo Direct name match 117 gUSDA reference amount 372 kcal 318 12.4 g 2.6 g 592 mg FDC 2707664 ↗
Roll, multigrain Direct name match 43 gUSDA reference amount 113 kcal 263 4.1 g 1.6 g 197 mg FDC 2707782 ↗
Roll, oatmeal Direct name match 36 gUSDA reference amount 97 kcal 269 3 g 1.4 g 161 mg FDC 2707773 ↗
Roll, sour dough Direct name match 45 gUSDA reference amount 122 kcal 272 4.9 g 1 g 271 mg FDC 2707665 ↗
Roll, sweet, cinnamon bun, frosted Direct name match 90 gUSDA reference amount 407 kcal 452 4 g 1.1 g 275 mg FDC 2707668 ↗
Roll, sweet, no frosting Direct name match 90 gUSDA reference amount 289 kcal 321 9 g 2.8 g 228 mg FDC 2707666 ↗
Roll, wheat or cracked wheat Direct name match 43 gUSDA reference amount 117 kcal 273 3.7 g 1.6 g 225 mg FDC 2707746 ↗
Roll, white, hard Direct name match 56 gUSDA reference amount 164 kcal 293 5.5 g 1.3 g 305 mg FDC 2707655 ↗
Roll, white, hoagie, submarine Direct name match 106 gUSDA reference amount 296 kcal 279 10.4 g 1.9 g 524 mg FDC 2707663 ↗
Roll, white, soft Direct name match 43 gUSDA reference amount 120 kcal 279 4.2 g 0.8 g 212 mg FDC 2707654 ↗
Roll, whole grain white Direct name match 43 gUSDA reference amount 110 kcal 255 4 g 1 g 220 mg FDC 2707752 ↗
Roll, whole wheat Direct name match 43 gUSDA reference amount 117 kcal 273 3.7 g 1.6 g 225 mg FDC 2707749 ↗

Portion analysis

Serving total and calorie density answer different questions

The listed source amounts run from 28 to 117 grams—a 89-gram gap before composition enters the comparison. Their own source servings run from 80 calories for “egg bread” to 407 for “cinnamon bun; frosted.” At a fixed 100 grams, “gluten free” is 239 calories and “cinnamon bun; frosted” is 452—a fixed-weight separation of 213 calories. For Roll, the serving view answers “how much is in the database portion?”; the 100-gram view answers “how concentrated is the matched record?” Neither reveals how many grams were actually eaten.

The scaling rule: multiply a per-100-gram value by eaten grams ÷ 100. The arithmetic is exact; the result is only as defensible as the record match and portion estimate.

Preparation analysis

The long description carries the evidence

The published descriptions distinguish forms such as “egg bread”, “multigrain”, “sweet, cinnamon bun, frosted”, “white, hoagie, submarine”, and “whole wheat”. The source formulations contain 12 distinct ingredient codes; examples that appear in only part of the set include bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough), rolls, dinner, wheat, rolls, hamburger or hotdog, plain, and bread, egg. On this Roll page, those rows make the records inspectable, but they are not a controlled experiment: they cannot tell us that one named input, by itself, caused a nutrient difference.

Database precision is not meal certainty. Retain the exact description beside the number so later corrections remain possible.

What changes the comparison

Four drivers worth checking before choosing a record

The family label “Roll” cannot resolve the differences between Roll, egg bread and Roll, whole wheat. The four checks below identify the record wording, source weight, and formulation evidence that can.

  1. 01

    Source weight before serving calories

    The source amounts span 28–117 grams. Compare per 100 grams before reading a serving-calorie gap as a composition gap.

  2. 02

    The words that split the family

    Representative record-level distinctions include “egg bread”, “multigrain”, “sweet, cinnamon bun, frosted”, “white, hoagie, submarine”, and “whole wheat”. Those phrases are evidence for choosing a record, not decorative subtitle text.

  3. 03

    Formulation evidence, with limits

    12 source-input codes appear across the selected records. Their presence and listed weights describe USDA formulations, not finished plated proportions.

  4. 04

    The unresolved plate

    Even “Roll, egg bread” leaves the eaten grams and unnamed oils, sauces, toppings, substitutions, or leftovers unresolved. Preserve those Roll unknowns for correction instead of converting them into false precision.

Record matching

Match identity first; scale quantity second

Read the source name as a sequence of decisions. First confirm that roll is the right meal family. Then resolve the phrases that actually separate this set—“egg bread”, “oatmeal”, “wheat or cracked wheat”, and “whole wheat”—before comparing gram weight. If a package, menu, or known recipe provides a closer first-party description, prefer it and keep this USDA record as a transparent fallback.

A practical matching checklist

  1. Read the complete Roll source description, including preparation and additions.
  2. Compare the listed source weight with the amount actually eaten.
  3. Prefer a current package or restaurant source when a specific branded item is known.
  4. Record toppings, sauces, cooking fat, sides, and substitutions that the selected description does not name.

Explore this meal family

1 more-specific roll guides

Use a focused guide when its description matches your meal. Each one keeps its own exact source records and links back to this broader family.

Focused guide Roll, white Roll, white: compare 3 exact USDA records by source calories, 100-gram values, portions, and citations.

Decision support from the exact records on this page

Turn source data into a better next decision

These conclusions and reading paths are computed from 15 exact records behind Roll source-record guide. Links are chosen by record identity, controlled contrast, formulation input, nutrient spread, or serving context—not by loose keyword similarity.

Equal-weight result

Roll, sweet, cinnamon bun, frosted is higher in total sugars per 100 g

Roll, sweet, cinnamon bun, frosted reports 25.7 g versus 1.6 g for Roll, wheat or cracked wheat: a 24.1 g difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

The denominator changes the answer

Roll, egg bread is denser; Roll, white, hoagie, submarine is higher in its source amount

Roll, egg bread reports 287 kcal per 100 g and 80 kcal in USDA source amount (28 g). Roll, white, hoagie, submarine reports a lower 279 kcal per 100 g but a higher 296 kcal in USDA source amount (106 g).

Choose the record before reading the number

Roll, gluten free and Roll, whole wheat are not interchangeable

The page keeps both records at the same 100 g denominator and makes Grain wording (No matching controlled term in the source name versus whole-grain or whole-wheat wording) the explicit record-description contrast. It does not show that the wording difference caused a nutrient difference. Pick the description that matches the food in front of you rather than averaging away the distinction.

Inspect the underlying evidence

Contextual knowledge graph

Follow the relationship that matches your question

For Roll source-record guide, each path states why the destination belongs here, so you can distinguish a true evidentiary connection from a merely similar label.

Compare two records on this page Roll, gluten free vs Roll, whole wheat

Both records appear in this page’s evidence set. The explicit record-description contrast is Grain wording: No matching controlled term in the source name versus whole-grain or whole-wheat wording; it is a selection cue, not evidence of cause.

Follow this evidence path Compare two records on this page Roll, gluten free vs Roll, multigrain

Both records appear in this page’s evidence set. The explicit record-description contrast is Gluten wording: gluten-free wording versus No matching controlled term in the source name; it is a selection cue, not evidence of cause.

Follow this evidence path 13 context records in this source topic Rolls and buns

Roll, egg bread and Roll, French or Vienna belong to this USDA source-category collection. Its displayed ranges and complete exact-record catalog provide the peer set for a manual comparison; the destination does not preselect this page’s record.

Follow this evidence path A formulation detail that separates records Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough)

USDA input 18029 appears in 2 of 15 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 100–100 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

Follow this evidence path A formulation detail that separates records Rolls, hamburger or hotdog, plain

USDA input 18350 appears in 2 of 15 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 100–100 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

Follow this evidence path Put the observed spread in corpus context Calcium: density and serving context

In this page’s records, calcium runs from 41 mg in Roll, Mexican, bolillo to 233 mg in Roll, whole grain white, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path 2 context records in this source topic Doughnuts, sweet rolls, pastries

Roll, sweet, cinnamon bun, frosted and Roll, sweet, no frosting belong to this USDA source-category collection. Its displayed ranges and complete exact-record catalog provide the peer set for a manual comparison; the destination does not preselect this page’s record.

Follow this evidence path