If someone relies on interest in foods and nutrition then knowing about the fact that, since past several years carbohydrates have a very bad reputation.
Although whole wheat bread is a very common choice among the health-freak people, other types of bread such as pumpernickel bread and rye bread are a good alternative as well.
Rye Bread vs Pumpernickel Bread
Rye bread appears as light, dark or of mixed colours of light and dark. Whereas, Pumpernickel bread always appears dark. Rye bread is comparatively less sweetened and flavoured in comparison to the pumpernickel bread.
Rye bread either appears light, dark or mixed colours of light and dark. The flour used for making rye bread is endosperm ground flour. Regular rye bread is comparatively less dark and less flavoured than pumpernickel bread.
Pumpernickel bread appears dark. The flour used for making pumpernickel bread is whole berry ground flour. Pumpernickel bread is strongly flavoured.
Comparison Table
| Parameters of Comparison | Rye Bread | Pumpernickel Bread |
|---|---|---|
| Appearance | Light, dark, mixed | Dark |
| Flour used | Endosperm ground flour | Whole berry ground flour |
| Texture of Flour | Smooth or not coarse | ground coarsely |
| Flavour | Less flavoured | Strongly flavoured |
| Sweetness | Less sweetened | More sweetened |
What is Rye Bread?
There are three types or forms of rye bread. They are dark rye bread, light rye bread and marbled rye bread. When the rye berry’s central endosperm is being ground and mixed with the white rye flour, then light rye bread is prepared.
Dark rye bread is prepared either by colouring the flour by adding molasses and cocoa powder. Or a darker version of rye flour is used to prepare the bread. The flour contains colouring pigments and ground coarsely.
What is Pumpernickel Bread?
Pumpernickel bread is prepared or formed from flour that is called pumpernickel flour itself. The flour is generally made from rye berries when ground coarsely. In specific customised recipes, the crumbs of other breeds are also added into the dough of the making of the pumpernickel bread.
Over two hours, the pumpernickel bread is steam baked in low heat. Therefore, due to the melting of the natural sugar present in the pumpernickel bread, the bread becomes darker and sweet.
Pumpernickel bread can not be made quickly. This bread is formed from dark rye flour, which is ground coarsely, and the pieces of the cracked rye are larger.
Main Differences Between Rye Bread and Pumpernickel Bread
- Regular rye bread is comparatively less dark and less flavoured than pumpernickel bread. On the other hand, pumpernickel bread is strongly flavoured.
- Rye bread is less sweetened. Whereas pumpernickel bread is more sweetened as it is baked slowly for a long time over low heat.
References
- https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jafc.9b06220
- https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=eZjIfud742wC&oi=fnd&pg=PA159&dq=rye+bread+Pumpernickel+bread&ots=QSWvyprpAF&sig=p70tWg0Z6vRmVLjuxyZb03p7Nd8
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