White breads
Sola Sweet & Buttery Soft White Bread
14 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains non-nutritive sweeteners
- Contains added sugars
- Seed-oil free
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 45
Sola Sweet & Buttery Soft White Bread scores 45 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Agave syrup: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 7.5 points 6 kinds of ultra-processing markers: Industrial additive classes found: color (added), flavoring, industrial protein, modified starch, non-nutritive sweetener and thickener, stabilizer or gelling agent. 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
Sweet & Buttery Soft White Bread
Ingredients
- Agave syrup minus 20 points
- Modified starch minus 2.5 points
- Wheat gluten minus 2.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 1.5 points
- Guar gum minus 1.5 points
- Monk fruit extract minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 6 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 7.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 1.8 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Salt 1.4 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Fiber 34.6 g / 100 g plus 4 points
- Protein 15.4 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 55 = 45
Can’t score above 79. Contains agave syrup, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 115 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 12.5 g |
| Saturated fat | 1.8 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 34.6 g |
| Sugars | 3.6 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 34.6 g |
| Protein | 15.4 g |
| Salt | 1.4 g |
Serving: 1 Slice (26 g)
Ingredients
- Water
- modified wheat starch
- wheat protein
- wheat gluten
- yeast
- avocado oil
- agave fiber (high concern)
- natural flavor
- salt
- cultured wheat flour
- guar gum
- citric acid
- ascorbic acid
- turmeric extract
- monk fruit extract
Label text, as published
Water, modified wheat starch, wheat protein, wheat gluten, yeast, avocado oil, contains less than 2% of agave fiber, natural flavor, salt, cultured wheat flour, guar gum, citric acid, ascorbic acid, turmeric extract, monk fruit extract
Allergens and diets
Contains: Wheat, Gluten
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
Packaging
Ldpe 4 low density polyethylene, Plastic
Context only: no points in v1.
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More from Sola
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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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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WHO advises not to use non-sugar sweeteners for weight control in newly released guideline
“The recommendation is based on the findings of a systematic review of the available evidence which suggests that use of NSS does not confer any long-term benefit in reducing body fat in adults or children.”
who.int
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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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“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