Handmade breadsticks
Simone Truth Thin sliced 100% whole wheat bread
556 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Contains palm oil
- Certified organic
- Seed-oil free
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 32
Simone Truth Thin sliced 100% whole wheat bread scores 32 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Molasses: 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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Whole Wheat Sourdough Bread Alone · 22 oz Not ultra-processed · Less salt Score 98 out of 100 , 66 points higher -
Sunflower Whole Wheat Bavarian Bakery Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 79 out of 100 , 47 points higher -
Sprouted Whole Wheat Bread Alvarado St. Bakery · 38 g Less salt · No added sugars Score 73 out of 100 , 41 points higher -
Whole Wheat Bread Spring Harvest · 24 oz/680 g Not ultra-processed · Less salt Score 73 out of 100 , 41 points higher -
100% Whole Wheat Heidelberg Bread · 20 oz Not ultra-processed · Less salt Score 93 out of 100 , 61 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Thin sliced 100% whole wheat bread
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Molasses minus 20 points
- Wheat gluten minus 2.5 points
- Palm oil minus 1.5 points
- Soy lecithin minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 7.4 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 1.8 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Energy 222 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
- Fiber 7.4 g / 100 g plus 4 points
- Protein 11.1 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 68 = 32
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). [9]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 222 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 3.7 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 48.1 g |
| Sugars | 7.4 g |
| Added sugars | 7.4 g |
| Fiber | 7.4 g |
| Protein | 11.1 g |
| Salt | 1.8 g |
Serving: 27g
Ingredients
- Organic whole wheat flour
- water
- organic cracked wheat
- organic cane sugar (high concern)
- organic vital wheat gluten
- organic cultured wheat flour
- yeast
- organic molasses (high concern)
- sea salt
- organic palm oil
- organic vinegar
- organic soy lecithin
- organic wheat bran
Label text, as published
Organic whole wheat flour, water, organic cracked wheat, organic cane sugar, organic vital wheat gluten, organic cultured wheat flour, yeast, organic molasses, sea salt, organic palm oil, organic vinegar, organic soy lecithin, organic wheat bran.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Wheat, Gluten
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Not 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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Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children: WHO guideline
“WHO recommends that adults and children reduce saturated fatty acid intake to 10% of total energy intake (strong recommendation).”
who.int
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Process contaminants in vegetable oils and foods
“The highest levels of GE, as well as 3-MCPD and 2-MCPD (including esters) were found in palm oils and palm fats, followed by other oils and fats.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu
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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