How Many Slices of Bread Are in a Loaf? (UK Brands)

Bread is one of the UK’s most bought food products, but how many slices you get per loaf is not something we generally think about.

It is helpful to know how many slices of bread there are in a loaf when you’re calorie counting if you need to calculate the weight per slice, or to work out how many slices you need to feed a crowd.

In this article, I’ve researched and put together a comprehensive list (in charts) of the UK’s most popular bread brand slice numbers per loaf, along with average slice numbers and how many slices you get from a homemade loaf.

Generally, a large 800g shop-bought medium sliced loaf has 20 slices per loaf, and a thick sliced loaf will contain 16-18 slices per loaf.

This figure does vary, especially for specialty loaves, so read on to get the exact information you need for your bread type and size.

How Many Slices are in an Average Loaf of Bread?

If you need to know the average number of slices for a generic loaf of bread, the charts below will help you work out what you need (depending on the loaf size and slice thickness).

Bread is typically sold in two main loaf sizes, although they can vary depending on the brand or bread type, so I’ve split the sizes into the two most-common weights found in shops and supermarkets to keep things simple.

If you need to know slice numbers for a specific brand, skip to the next section.

Average Number of Slices From a Small (400g) Loaf

How Many Slices of Bread are in a Homemade Loaf?

When you slice up homemade bread, unless you have the knack of cutting perfect slices, they will generally be thicker than shop-bought sliced loaves, which are cut by machine.

As a general rule, when sliced by hand, a large (2lb) loaf will cut into around 14-16 thick slices per loaf, and a small (1lb) loaf will slice into about ten slices per loaf.

Slices Per Loaf of Bread – By Brand

The tables below show how many slices of bread are in a loaf for various UK bread brands (in alphabetical order) to help you quickly find the information you’re looking for.

ASDA Bread Slices Per Loaf

ASDA Bread Type	Loaf Weight	Slices Per Loaf
ASDA Soft White Medium Bread	800g	20
ASDA Soft wholemeal Medium Bread	800g	20

Hovis Bread Slices Per Loaf

Hovis Bread Type	Loaf Weight	Slices Per Loaf
Hovis Soft White Medium Sliced	800g	20
Hovis Soft White Thick Sliced	800g	16
Hovis Seed Sensations	800g	17
Hovis Granary Thick Sliced	800g	18
Hovis Soft Wholemeal Medium Sliced	800g	20
Hovis Soft Wholemeal Thick Sliced	800g	17
Hovis Granary Wholemeal	800g	17
Hovis Best of Both Medium Sliced	750g	20
Hovis Best of Both Thick Sliced	750g	16
Hovis Wholemeal Medium Sliced	400g	14
Hovis Granary Thick Sliced	400g	12
Hovis White (half loaf)	450g	8
Hovis Seeded (half loaf)	450g	8
Hovis Nimble Wholemeal	400g	18

Kingsmill Bread Slices Per Loaf

Kingsmill Bread Type	Loaf Weight	Slices Per Loaf
Kingsmill Soft White Medium Bread	800g	20
Kingsmill Tasty Wholemeal Medium Bread	800g	20
Kingsmill 50/50 Medium Bread	800g	20
Kingsmill 50/50 Thick Bread	800g	18
Kingsmill 50/50 No Crusts	400g	18
Kingsmill 50/50	400g	14
Kingsmill 50/50 Vitamin Boost	400g	20

Morrisons Bread Slices Per Loaf

Morrisons Bread Type	Loaf Weight	Slices Per Weight
Morrisons Medium White Bread	800g	22
Morrisons Medium Wholemeal Bread	800g	22

M&S Bread Slices Per Loaf

M&S Bread Type	Loaf Weight	Slices Per Weight
M&S Supersoft Soft Thick Sliced White Bread	800g	16
M&S Supersoft Soft Medium Sliced White Bread	800g	20
M&S Supersoft Soft Medium Sliced Wholemeal Bread	800g	20

Roberts Bakery Bread Slices Per Loaf

Roberts Bakery Bread Type	Loaf Weight	Slices Per Weight
Roberts Bakery Medium Sliced White Bread	800g	20
Roberts Bakery Thick Soft White	800g	18
Roberts Bakery Heroic Wholemeal Bloomer	600g	16
Roberts Bakery Seeded Farmhouse Thick Sliced	800g	20

Sainsbury’s Bread Slices Per Loaf

Sainsbury’s Bread Type	Average Weight Per Slice	Calories Per Slice
Sainsbury’s Medium Soft White Bread	800g	20
Sainsbury’s Medium Wholemeal Bread	800g	20

Tesco Bread Slices Per Loaf

Tesco Bread Type	Loaf Weight	Slices Per Weight
Tesco White Bread Medium Sliced	800	20
Tesco White Wholemeal Medium Sliced	800	20
Tesco White Toastie	800	16
Tesco Finest White Loaf With Sourdough	800	16
Tesco Tiger Loaf	800	16

Warburtons Bakery Bread Slices Per Loaf

Warburtons Bread Type	Loaf Weight	Slices Per Loaf
Warburtons Medium Sliced White Bread	800g	20
Warburtons Toastie Sliced White Bread	800g	17
Warburtons Super Toastie Sliced White Bread	800g	14
Warburtons Toastie Sliced White Bread	400g	14
Warburtons Farmhouse White Bread	800g	19
Warburtons Farmhouse White Bread	400g	15
Warburtons Medium Sliced Wholemeal Bread	800g	18
Warburtons Medium Sliced Wholemeal Bread	400g	17
Warburtons Seeded Batch Bread	800g	18
Warburtons Seeded Batch Bread	400g	15
Warburtons Tiger Bread Bloomer	600g	16
Warburtons Half And Half Medium Sliced Bread	800g	20
Warburtons Old English White Bread	400g	10
Warburtons Malted Grains and Seeds	400g	10
Warburtons Multi-Grain and Seeds	400g	13
Warburtons Danish Sliced White Bread	400g	16
Warburtons Milk Roll	400g	22
Warburtons White Loaf Gluten-Free	300g	11
Warburtons Multiseed Loaf Gluten-Free	300g	11

How Many Servings Are in a Loaf of Bread?

I’ve researched numerous recommended bread servings from brand bread nutrition labels to get an answer on how much bread is classed as a serving.

The serving size for most shop-bought bread is two slices because it’s generally used as sandwich bread. The exception to this rule is thick-sliced higher-calorie bread such as a thick seeded bloomer, in which case, the recommended serving is one slice.

The larger the loaf and the thicker the slice is, the more calories it will contain; for more information on how many calories are in a slice of bread, take a look at the article below:

How Many Calories Are in a Slice of Bread? (UK)

More Bread Slice Calorie FAQs