 | The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (March 2016) |
 A loaf of brown bread sliced to uniform thickness by a bread slicing machine | |
| Type | Bread |
|---|---|
| Main ingredients | bread |
| Variations | slice, roll |
| 250per slice kcal | |
Sliced bread is a loaf of bread that has been sliced with a machine and packaged for convenience, as opposed to the consumer cutting it with a knife. It was first sold in 1928, advertised as "the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped".[1][2] By 1933, around 80% of bread sold in the US was pre-sliced, leading to the popular idiom "greatest thing since sliced bread".[3]
- ^ "How Sliced Bread Became the 'Greatest Thing'". Time magazine. July 7, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ "Happy 85th Birthday, Sliced Bread" (Press release). Grand River Historical Society Museum. July 5, 2013. Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ "Modern History of Bread - 20th Century UK". Federation of Bakers. Retrieved July 7, 2021.