Breads
L'oven Fresh Multi Grain Bread
567 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains non-nutritive sweeteners
- Contains added sugars
- Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
- Contains seed oils
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 27
L'oven Fresh Multi Grain Bread scores 27 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Honey: 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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Multi-Grain Sourdough Bread The Rustik Oven · 510 g Not ultra-processed · No non-nutritive sweeteners Score 71 out of 100 , 44 points higher -
Multi Grain Sourdough Trader Joe's · 24 oz Not ultra-processed · No non-nutritive sweeteners Score 94 out of 100 , 67 points higher -
100% Whole Grain Bread Nature's Own Life · 454 gr No non-nutritive sweeteners · No added sugars Score 70 out of 100 , 43 points higher -
Ezekiel 4:9 Flourless Sprouted Grain Bread Food For Life Baking Co Inc · 24 oz No non-nutritive sweeteners · No gut-studied emulsifiers Score 73 out of 100 , 46 points higher -
Flourless Sprouted Grain Bread Sesame Food For Life · 24 oz No non-nutritive sweeteners · No gut-studied emulsifiers Score 72 out of 100 , 45 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Multi Grain Bread
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Honey minus 20 points
- Cellulose gum (carboxymethylcellulose) minus 7.5 points
- Wheat gluten minus 1.5 points
- Modified starch minus 1 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 6 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 7.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Salt 0.9 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 205 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
- Fiber 11.4 g / 100 g plus 4 points
- Protein 11.4 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 73.5 = 26.5 → 27
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 205 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 2.3 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 45.5 g |
| Sugars | 4.5 g |
| Added sugars | 4.5 g |
| Fiber | 11.4 g |
| Protein | 11.4 g |
| Salt | 0.9 g |
Serving: 44g
Ingredients
- WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR
- WATER
- WHEAT GLUTEN
- MODIFIED WHEAT STARCH
- SUGAR (high concern)
- CELLULOSE FIBER
- YEAST
- SALT
- SOYBEAN OIL
- WHOLE GRAIN RYE
- WHOLE GRAIN OATS
- WHOLE GRAIN BARLEY
- WHOLE GRAIN MILLET
- WHOLE GRAIN CORN
- GROUND FLAX MEAL
- MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE
- DISTILLED MONOGLYCERIDES
- DATEM
- CELLULOSE GUM (moderate concern)
- HONEY (high concern)
- ASCORBIC ACID
- STEVIA SWEETENER (STEVIOL GLYCOSIDES)
- ENZYMES
- SOY LECITHIN
- CALCIUM PROPIONATE
- WHEAT BRAN
Label text, as published
WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, WHEAT GLUTEN, MODIFIED WHEAT STARCH, SUGAR, CELLULOSE FIBER, YEAST, SALT, SOYBEAN OIL, WHOLE GRAIN RYE, WHOLE GRAIN OATS, WHOLE GRAIN BARLEY, WHOLE GRAIN MILLET, WHOLE GRAIN CORN, GROUND FLAX MEAL, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, DISTILLED MONOGLYCERIDES, DATEM, CELLULOSE GUM, HONEY, ASCORBIC ACID, STEVIA SWEETENER (STEVIOL GLYCOSIDES), ENZYMES, SOY LECITHIN, CALCIUM PROPIONATE, WHEAT BRAN.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Wheat, Gluten
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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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“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
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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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“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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“The Panel concluded that there was no need for a numerical ADI and that there would be no safety concern at the reported uses and use levels for the unmodified and modified celluloses”
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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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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“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