How do you measure bread without a scale?
The standard portion of bread is two thin slices, that is 50 grams. That same 50 grams comes to half a simit or a quarter of a pide.
In bread, the portion is one of the measures that goes wrong most often, because of slice thickness. TÜBER, Türkiye's national dietary guideline, defines one standard portion of bread as two thin slices or 50 grams. That same 50 grams is half a simit, a quarter of a small one or an eighth of a large one in pide, bazlama and lavaş, and a third of a yufka.
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- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.5, s. 266 Ekmek ve tahıl grubu standart porsiyon ölçüleri — ekmek 2 ince dilim / 50 g; pide-bazlama-lavaş ¼ küçük veya ⅛ büyük / 50 g; simit ½ adet / 50 g; yufka ⅓ yufka / 50 g; tam tahıllar tercih edilmelidir accessed: 2026-08-15
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.6, s. 267 Ekmek ve tahıllar için önerilen günlük toplam porsiyon — 18-49 yaş erkek 5, kadın 3½-4 porsiyon accessed: 2026-08-15
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.11, s. 272 İsteğe bağlı tercihler, 1 standart miktar = 75 kkal — poğaça çeşitleri 75-100 g = 4-5 kat; kol böreği 120 g = 6 kat accessed: 2026-08-15
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 1.4.1, s. 253 18-50 yaş için önerilen yeterli posa/lif alımı (AI): 25 g/gün accessed: 2026-08-15
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