Gluten-free sliced breads
Trader Joe's Gluten Free Bread Whole Grain
12 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
- Contains seed oils
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 18
Trader Joe's Gluten Free Bread Whole Grain scores 18 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Dextrose: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
Better sliced bread
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Organic whole grain sandwich bread Brownberry · 1 lb 14 oz Less salt · No gut-studied emulsifiers Score 58 out of 100 , 40 points higher -
Whole grain health bread Bread Alone · 22 oz Not ultra-processed · Less salt Score 72 out of 100 , 54 points higher -
Whole Grain Bread Z-Best · 20 oz Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 79 out of 100 , 61 points higher -
100% Whole Grain Organic Bread Oroweat · 765 g Less salt · No gut-studied emulsifiers Score 58 out of 100 , 40 points higher -
Whole Wheat Six Grain & Pumkin Seed Not ultra-processed · Less salt Score 70 out of 100 , 52 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Gluten Free Bread Whole Grain
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Dextrose minus 20 points
- Cellulose gum (carboxymethylcellulose) minus 7.5 points
- Modified starch minus 1.5 points
- Sunflower oil minus 1 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 3 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 12.5 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Salt 3 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Energy 265 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
- Fiber 4.2 g / 100 g plus 2 points
- Protein 8.3 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 82 = 18
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [14]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 265 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 10.4 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Sugars | 12.5 g |
| Added sugars | 6.1 g |
| Fiber | 4.2 g |
| Protein | 8.3 g |
| Salt | 3 g |
Serving: 2 slices (49 g)
Ingredients
- WATER
- MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH
- POTATO STARCH
- CORN STARCH
- BROWN RICE FLOUR (BROWN RICE, STABILIZED RICE BRAN)
- SUNFLOWER oil
- SAFFLOWER OIL
- TEFF FLOUR
- PSYLLIUM HUSK POWDER
- CANE SUGAR (high concern)
- RAISIN JUICE CONCENTRATE
- DEXTROSE (high concern)
- MILLET
- YEAST
- RED QUINOA
- PEA FIBER
- MODIFIED CELLULOSE
- CELLULOSE GUM (moderate concern)
- DISTILLED WHITE VINEGAR
- SEA SALT
- RICE BRAN
- CULTURED SUGAR
- MILLET FLOUR
Label text, as published
WATER, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, POTATO STARCH, CORN STARCH, BROWN RICE FLOUR (BROWN RICE, STABILIZED RICE BRAN), SUNFLOWER oil, SAFFLOWER OIL, TEFF FLOUR, PSYLLIUM HUSK POWDER, CANE SUGAR, RAISIN JUICE CONCENTRATE, DEXTROSE, MILLET, YEAST, RED QUINOA, PEA FIBER, MODIFIED CELLULOSE, CELLULOSE GUM, DISTILLED WHITE VINEGAR, SEA SALT, RICE BRAN, CULTURED SUGAR, MILLET FLOUR
Allergens and diets
Contains: Gluten
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“Relative to control subjects, CMC consumption modestly increased postprandial abdominal discomfort and perturbed gut microbiota composition in a way that reduced its diversity.”
doi.org
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Dietary emulsifiers impact the mouse gut microbiota promoting colitis and metabolic syndrome
“carboxymethylcellulose and polysorbate-80, induced low-grade inflammation and obesity/metabolic syndrome in wild-type hosts and promoted robust colitis in mice predisposed to this disorder.”
doi.org
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“This study found positive associations between risk of CVD and intake of five individual and two groups of food additive emulsifiers widely used in industrial foods.”
doi.org
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“The Panel concluded that there was no need for a numerical ADI and that there would be no safety concern at the reported uses and use levels for the unmodified and modified celluloses”
doi.org
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“replacement of saturated fat in the diet with linoleic acid effectively lowers serum cholesterol but does not support the hypothesis that this translates to a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or all causes.”
doi.org
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“These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”
doi.org
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org