Home-made bread vs store-bought bread

Rosa_Damascena

I'm hoping this might help someone. Bread is always going to count as processed, but Waitrose do some that are NOT ultra processed. Waitrose, here I come:

thriftytracey

My Lidl app gave me a free bakery item today so I selected a low GI loaf - very partial, they are so tasty, and the listed ingredients aren't too horrific.  

Mnoee

I'm not sure how accurate that open food facts site is - searching for wholemeal bread flour, it thinks sainsbury's brand is a nova 1, totally unprocessed food. The same by M&S is listed as 4, ultra processed. Both are just wholemeal flour with nothing added. 

Rosa_Damascena

Mnoee said:

I'm not sure how accurate that open food facts site is - searching for wholemeal bread flour, it thinks sainsbury's brand is a nova 1, totally unprocessed food. The same by M&S is listed as 4, ultra processed. Both are just wholemeal flour with nothing added. 

Which makes them both 2, by virtue of the fact that the gratin is stripped to get to the flour. Baking I believe would take them to 3 unless turning into a stabilised foam in the production process. 

I bought this earlier - it was in offer at £1.65 but still possibly the most I have spent in a single load of bread. I toasted a slice and had it with butter (no more "healthy" spreads for me!) and that seemed to fill me up this evening although it is more linseed-y than I would have liked.


The rest has gone in the freezer as unlike normal bread it won't last for ages in the fridge.