Breads
Brownberry Country Style Sourdough Bread
680 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
Why it scores 49
Brownberry Country Style Sourdough Bread scores 49 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 3 points 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers: Industrial additive classes found: emulsifier, flavoring and industrial protein. Emerging
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Country Style Sourdough Bread
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Soybean oil minus 2.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 2.5 points
- Wheat gluten minus 1.5 points
- Soy lecithin minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 3 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Salt 1 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 265 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
- Protein 8.2 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 51 = 49
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 265 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 4.1 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 46.9 g |
| Sugars | 0 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 8.2 g |
| Salt | 1 g |
Serving: 1 SLICE (43 g)
Ingredients
- ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, REDUCED IRON, NIACIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID)
- WATER
- YEAST
- VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN)
- NATURAL FLAVOR
- CULTURED WHEAT FLOUR
- SALT
- WHEAT GLUTEN
- SUGAR (high concern)
- GRAIN VINEGAR
- SOY LECITHIN
- SOYBEANS
- CITRIC ACID
- WHEY
Label text, as published
ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, REDUCED IRON, NIACIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID], WATER, YEAST, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN), NATURAL FLAVOR, CULTURED WHEAT FLOUR, SALT, WHEAT GLUTEN, SUGAR, GRAIN VINEGAR, SOY LECITHIN, SOYBEANS, CITRIC ACID, WHEY.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Gluten
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Brownberry
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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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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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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“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