Wheat breads
L'oven Fresh Honey Wheat Bread
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
- Contains seed oils
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 28
L'oven Fresh Honey Wheat Bread scores 28 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Honey: 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.
Better sliced bread
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Honey Whole Wheat Aspen Mills Bread Co. Of Utah · 32 oz Not ultra-processed · No gut-studied emulsifiers Score 70 out of 100 , 42 points higher -
Honey Whole Wheat Beckmann's No gut-studied emulsifiers · No sugar Score 64 out of 100 , 36 points higher -
Sourdough Cracked Wheat San Luis Sourdough · 680 g Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 90 out of 100 , 62 points higher -
Cracked Wheat Sourdough Bread The Rustik Oven · 680 g Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 90 out of 100 , 62 points higher -
Cracked Wheat Sourdough Bread Trader Joe's · 24 oz Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 86 out of 100 , 58 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Honey Wheat Bread
Ingredients
- Honey minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Wheat gluten minus 2.5 points
- Soybean oil minus 1.5 points
- Sodium stearoyl lactylate minus 1.5 points
- Calcium stearoyl lactylate minus 1.5 points
- Mono- and diglycerides minus 0.5 points
- Calcium peroxide minus 0.5 points
- DATEM minus 0.5 points
- Calcium phosphate minus 0.5 points
- Soy lecithin 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 7.7 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 1.1 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 269 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
- Fiber 3.8 g / 100 g plus 2 points
- Protein 11.5 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 72 = 28
Can’t score above 79. Contains honey, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 269 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 1.9 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 50 g |
| Sugars | 7.7 g |
| Added sugars | 7.7 g |
| Fiber | 3.8 g |
| Protein | 11.5 g |
| Salt | 1.1 g |
Serving: 1 slice (26 g)
Ingredients
- unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)
- water
- whole wheat flour
- honey (high concern)
- wheat gluten
- sugar (high concern)
- wheat bran
- yeast
- soy flour
- cultured wheat flour
- salt
- soybean oil
- dough conditioners (sodium stearoyl lactylate, calcium stearoyl lactylate, monoglycerides, mono - and diglycerides, distilled monoglycerides, calcium peroxide, calcium iodate, datem, ethoxylated mon0 - and diglycerides, enzymes, ascorbic acid)
- calcium sulfate
- monocalcium phosphate
- soy lecithin
- salt
- niacin
- reduced iron
- thiamin mononitrate
- riboflavin
- folic acid
- calcium carbonate
Label text, as published
unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, whole wheat flour, honey, wheat gluten, sugar, wheat bran, contains 2% or less of each of the following: yeast, soy flour, cultured wheat flour, salt, soybean oil, dough conditioners (contains one or more of the following: sodium stearoyl lactylate, calcium stearoyl lactylate, monoglycerides, mono - and diglycerides, distilled monoglycerides, calcium peroxide, calcium iodate, datem, ethoxylated mon0 - and diglycerides, enzymes, ascorbic acid), calcium sulfate, monocalcium phosphate, soy lecithin, salt, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, calcium carbonate, contains: wheat, soy,
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Wheat, Gluten
- Not vegan
- 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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“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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2. List of Permitted Flour Treatment Agents (Lists of Permitted Food Additives)
“A.4 Azodicarbonamide n/a (a) Bread (a) Flour treatment agent (a) 45 ppm of the flour n/a”
canada.ca
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EFSA issues new advice on phosphates
“We estimated that dietary exposure to phosphates may exceed the new ADI for infants, toddlers and children with average consumption of phosphates in their diet.”
efsa.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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“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