Breads
Pepperidge Farm Jewish Rye Seeded Bread
16 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 31
Pepperidge Farm Jewish Rye Seeded Bread scores 31 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Molasses: 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.
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Seeded Hearty Rye L'oven Fresh No added sugars · No gut-studied emulsifiers Score 65 out of 100 , 34 points higher -
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The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Jewish Rye Seeded Bread
Ingredients
- Molasses minus 20 points
- Dextrose minus 20 points
- Wheat gluten minus 2.5 points
- Vegetable oil (unspecified) minus 1.5 points
- Soybean oil minus 1.5 points
- Canola oil minus 1.5 points
- Calcium propionate minus 0.5 points
- Mono- and diglycerides minus 0.5 points
- Soy lecithin minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 3 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Salt 1.6 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Energy 250 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
- Fiber 6.3 g / 100 g plus 4 points
- Protein 9.4 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 69.5 = 30.5 → 31
Can’t score above 79. Contains molasses, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [13]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 250 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 3.1 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 50 g |
| Sugars | 1.6 g |
| Added sugars | 3.1 g |
| Fiber | 6.3 g |
| Protein | 9.4 g |
| Salt | 1.6 g |
Serving: 1 slice (32 g)
Ingredients
- a day is used for general nutrition advice (not recognized)
- MADE FROM: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)
- WATER
- RYE FLOUR
- YEAST
- WHEAT GLUTEN
- CARAWAY SEEDS
- SALT
- VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN, CANOLA)
- MOLASSES (high concern)
- CALCIUM PROPIONATE AND SORBIC ACID TO EXTEND FRESHNESS
- LACTIC ACID
- MONOGLYCERIDES
- MALTED BARLEY FLOUR
- GARLIC AND ONION POWDERS
- DEXTROSE (high concern)
- SOY LECITHIN
Label text, as published
Ն Vitamin D 0mcg 0% Calcium 10mg 6% Potassium 40mg 0% Iron 1.2mg . Thiamin 0.2mg 15% Riboflavin 0.1mg 8% Niacin 1.6mg 10% • Folate 50mcg DFE 15% (25mcg folic acid) *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. MADE FROM: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, RYE FLOUR, YEAST, WHEAT GLUTEN, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: CARAWAY SEEDS, SALT, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA), MOLASSES, CALCIUM PROPIONATE AND SORBIC ACID TO EXTEND FRESHNESS, LACTIC ACID, MONOGLYCERIDES, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, GARLIC AND ONION POWDERS, DEXTROSE, SOY LECITHIN. CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY. PEPPERIDGE FARM, INC., NORWALK, CT 06851 Contains bioengineered food ingredients. The ingredients from canola, corn, soy and sugar in this product come from genetically modified crops. Learn more at pepperidgefarm.com 0400 7120-35-220
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Wheat, Gluten
- Not gluten-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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“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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11. List of Permitted Preservatives (Lists of Permitted Food Additives)
“B.2 Butylated Hydroxyanisole n/a (a) Active dry yeasts (a) Preservative (a) 1,000 ppm n/a”
canada.ca
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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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Re-evaluation of mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids (E 471) as food additives
“The available studies did not raise any concern with regard to genotoxicity.”
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
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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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“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