Wheat breads
L'Oven 12 Grain Bread
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
- Contains seed oils
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 31
L'Oven 12 Grain Bread scores 31 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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The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
12 Grain Bread
Ingredients
- Malt syrup minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Wheat gluten minus 2.5 points
- Soybean oil minus 1.5 points
- Mono- and diglycerides minus 1.5 points
- Sodium stearoyl lactylate minus 1.5 points
- Calcium propionate minus 0.5 points
- Sorbic acid 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 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 1.2 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 256 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
- Fiber 7 g / 100 g plus 4 points
- Protein 11.6 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 69 = 31
Can’t score above 79. Contains malt syrup, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 256 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 4.7 g |
| Carbohydrates | 44.2 g |
| Sugars | 7 g |
| Added sugars | 7 g |
| Fiber | 7 g |
| Protein | 11.6 g |
| Salt | 1.2 g |
Serving: 1 slice (43 g)
Ingredients
- water
- unbleached enriched wheat flour
- barley malt (high concern)
- niacin
- iron
- thiamin mononitrate
- riboflavin
- folic acid
- whole wheat flour
- whole grain mix (not recognized)
- cracked wheat
- rye
- corn meal
- brown rice
- degermed yellow corn
- oats
- triticale (not recognized)
- buckwheat
- millet
- spelt
- amaranth
- quinoa
- sugar (high concern)
- wheat gluten
- yeast
- soy fiber
- sunflower seeds
- soybean oil
- salt
- dough conditioner
- diglycerides
- mono - and diglycerides
- sodium stearoyl lactylate
- ascorbic acid
- calcium propionate
- sorbic acid
- raisin juice concentrate
- fumaric acid
- yeast nutrients
- soy lecithin
Label text, as published
water, unbleached enriched wheat flour, barley malt, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, whole wheat flour, whole grain mix, cracked wheat, rye, corn meal, brown rice, degermed yellow corn, oats, triticale, buckwheat, millet, spelt, amaranth, quinoa, sugar, wheat gluten, yeast, soy fiber, sunflower seeds, soybean oil, salt, dough conditioner, diglycerides, mono - and diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate, ascorbic acid, calcium propionate, sorbic acid, raisin juice concentrate, fumaric acid, yeast nutrients, soy lecithin
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Wheat, Gluten
- Not gluten-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from L'Oven
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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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
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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