Breads
L'oven Fresh Classic White Bread
20 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
Why it scores 26
L'oven Fresh Classic White Bread scores 26 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Malt syrup: An added sugar. Strong
- 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
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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White Big Sky Bread 24 oz Not ultra-processed · No malt syrup Score 72 out of 100 , 46 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
Classic White Bread
Ingredients
- Malt syrup minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Soybean oil minus 2.5 points
- Wheat gluten minus 1.5 points
- Calcium propionate minus 1.5 points
- Sorbic acid minus 1.5 points
- Sodium stearoyl lactylate minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 7.1 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 1.2 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 250 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
100 − 74 = 26
Can’t score above 79. Contains malt syrup, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 250 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 3.6 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 46.4 g |
| Sugars | 7.1 g |
| Added sugars | 3.6 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 7.1 g |
| Salt | 1.2 g |
Serving: 1 slice (28 g)
Ingredients
- UNBLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, BARLEY MALT, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)
- WATER
- SUGAR (high concern)
- YEAST
- SOYBEAN OIL
- SALT
- WHEAT GLUTEN
- CALCIUM PROPIONATE
- SORBIC ACID
- ENZYMES
- SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE
- CITRIC ACID
- AMMONIUM SULFATE
- ASCORBIC ACID
Label text, as published
UNBLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, BARLEY MALT, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, SUGAR, YEAST, SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, WHEAT GLUTEN, CALCIUM PROPIONATE, SORBIC ACID, ENZYMES, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CITRIC ACID, AMMONIUM SULFATE, ASCORBIC ACID.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Wheat, Gluten
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from L'oven Fresh
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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“By applying a default uncertainty factor of 100, the Panel established a group ADI expressed as 11 mg sorbic acid/kg bw per day for sorbic acid (E 200) and its potassium salt (E 202).”
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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“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