The document discusses the biblical and cultural importance of bread, providing passages that reference bread from the Bible and its significance in Christianity. It also includes nutritional information for one loaf of bread and statistics on the cost of a loaf of bread in various cities around the world. Additional facts presented are the price of bread during different historical periods and interesting tidbits about bread production and superstitions.
4. BIBLICAL IMPORTANCE
1 CORINTHIANS 10:17
BECAUSE THERE IS ONE LOAF, WE, WHO ARE MANY, ARE ONE BODY, FOR
WE ALL SHARE THE ONE LOAF.
LORD'S PRAYER, FOR EXAMPLE, CONTAINS THE LINE "GIVE US THIS DAY
OUR DAILY BREAD"; HERE, "BREAD" IS COMMONLY UNDERSTOOD TO
MEAN NECESSITIES IN GENERAL. BREAD IS ALSO SIGNIFICANT IN
CHRISTIANITY AS ONE OF THE ELEMENTS (ALONGSIDE WINE) OF THE
EUCHARIST; SEE SACRAMENTAL BREAD. THE WORD COMPANION COMES
FROM LATIN COM- "WITH" + PANIS "BREAD".
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5. Nutritional Facts for One Loaf of Bread
• Serving Size: 1 (718 gm)
• Servings Per Recipe: 1
• TOTAL CALORIES: 1631.5
Amount Per Serving % Daily Value Calories
Calories from FAT 192 11%
Total Fat 21.3 g 32%
Saturated Fat 6.6 g 33%
Cholesterol 17.0 mg 5%
Sodium 2982.1 mg 124%
Total Carbohydrate 307.8 g 102%
Dietary Fiber 12.0 g 48%
Sugars 13.6 g 54%
Protein 46.1 g 92%
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6. COST OF 1 LOAF OF BREAD- STATISTICS
Portland, Ore : $1.79
Little Rock, Ark: $1.97
Los Angeles, California: $2.29
India: $0.28
London: $0.74
Moscow: $0.77
Brazil: $1.17
South Africa: $1.27
Germany: $2.50
Australia: $4.22
Spain: $6.23
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8. Incidental Bread Prices
• In 1932 The great depression occurred by
country all over the world – 1 loaf of
Breadcosts7 cents
• In Ancient Greece 1 loaf of bread costs 1 obol
• After Superstrom Sandy 1 loaf of bread is $7
• Chorleywood – The bread that changed
BRITAN
• Perth- World’s expensive city – bread costs
$5.91
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9. Interesting Facts About Bread
• October 16th is World Bread Day
• Bread is probably the one food eaten by
people of every race, culture and religion
• Farmers receive approximately 5 cents (or
less) from each loaf of bread sold
• It takes 9 seconds for a combine to harvest
enough wheat to make about 70 loaves of
bread
• One bread superstition is that if you put a
piece of bread in a baby's cradle, it will keep
away disease.
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