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The whole story: how to find the best breads.


The bread aisle isn't is·n't  

Contraction of is not.


isn't is not
isn't be
 what it used to be.

Like toothpaste toothpaste,
n See dentifrice.
, vitamins Vitamins Definition

Vitamins are organic components in food that are needed in very small amounts for growth and for maintaining good health. The vitamins include vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin A, and vitamin K, or the fat-soluble vitamins, and folate
, and cell phones, breads have acquired a dizzying array of bells and whistles A slang English term for exceptional features in some product. In the computer field, it typically refers to functions in software that may be greatly appreciated by some users, even though they may not be necessary most of the time. . What used to be a simple, 30-second decision (whole wheat wheat, cereal plant of the genus Triticum of the family Gramineae (grass family), a major food and an important commodity on the world grain market. Wheat Varieties and Their Uses
, white, or rye rye, in botany
rye, cereal grain of the family Gramineae (grass family). The grain, Secale cereale, is important chiefly in Central and N Europe.
?) has morphed into an exercise that requires the patience Patience, poem
Patience: see Pearl, The.
patience, card game
patience: see solitaire.
Patience
See also Longsuffering.
 of Job, not to mention strong reading glasses.

But the inconvenience is a small price to pay for the results: a new selection of breads that are jam-packed jam-pack
tr.v. jam-packed, jam-pack·ing, jam-packs Informal
To crowd to capacity: a road that was jam-packed with vehicles.
 with whole grains, fiber, and flavor. Here's how to find the winners ... and spot the frauds.

It's it's  

1. Contraction of it is.

2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its.


it's it is or it has
it's be ~have
 not clear what woke up the bread industry. Maybe last year's low-carb low-carb adjlow-carb, kohlenhydratarm;
low-carb bread → kohlenhydratarmes Brot 
 craze was hurting sales. Maybe bread makers figured out how to cash in on a new government-approved health claim--that whole grains could reduce the risk of heart disease and some cancers.

Or maybe bakers realized that bread--like breakfast cereal breakfast cereal, a food made from grain, commonly eaten in the morning. The oldest type of cereal, known as porridge or gruel, requires cooking in water or milk. The modern breakfast cereals, however, are entirely precooked and eaten in cold milk.  and orange juice--was ripe for "market differentiation differentiation, in biology, series of changes that occur in cells and tissues during development, resulting in their specialization. This, in turn, permits a greater variety of organisms. ." Translation: tinker with the recipe and you can slap a "low-carb," "light," "heart healthy," or "extra fiber" claim on your package.

Here's a guide to get you through the bread aisle. We didn't did·n't  

Contraction of did not.


didn't did not
didn't do
 look at most whites, ryes Ryes (pronunciation: REE) is a commune of the Calvados département in the Basse-Normandie région in France. Its postal code is 14400. The INSEE code is 14552. Administration
Ryes is the chief town of the canton of Ryes, which counts 25 communes.
, of pumpernickels, since they're they're  

Contraction of they are.

they're be
 largely made using refined flour flour, finely ground, usually sifted, meal of grain, such as wheat, rye, corn, rice, or buckwheat. Flour is also made from potatoes, peas, beans, peanuts, etc. Usually it refers to the finely ground and bolted (i.e. . We also ignored small regional brands.

Best Bites have no refined grains The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter.
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. Honorable Mentions have whole grains as the first (most predominant pre·dom·i·nant  
adj.
1. Having greatest ascendancy, importance, influence, authority, or force. See Synonyms at dominant.

2.
) flour of grain. Neither has more than 200 mg of sodium sodium, a metallic chemical element; symbol Na [Lat. natrium]; at. no. 11; at. wt. 22.98977; m.p. 97.81°C;; b.p. 892.9°C;; sp. gr. 0.971 at 20°C;; valence +1. Sodium is a soft, silver-white metal.  per slice. That might not sound like much, but it means that a sandwich Sandwich, city, Canada
Sandwich, Ont., Canada, part (since 1935) of the city of Windsor.
Sandwich, town, England
Sandwich, town (1991 pop. 4,184), Kent, SE England, on the Stour River.
 has 400 mg before you put anything in it.

100% Whole or Mostly Whole-Grain

Nearly every bread in our "100% Whole-Grain" category earned a Best Bite, while just about all of the "Mostly Whole-Grain" breads got Honorable Mentions. ("Mostly" means that whole-grain flour or a whole grain comes before refined flour in the ingredient
This article is about ingredients in general. There is also an American soul and R&B group called The Main Ingredient.


An ingredient is something that forms part of a mixture (in a general sense).
 list.) Breads in those categories that didn't make a Best Bite or Honorable Mention had too much sodium. Some tips to remember while shopping:

* Fiber. A typical slice of whole-wheat whole-wheat
adj.
1. Made from the entire grain of wheat, including the bran: whole-wheat flour.

2. Made with whole-wheat flour: whole-wheat bread.
 bread has 2 grams of fiber (if it weighs 1 ounce ounce, in zoology
ounce, in zoology: see leopard.
ounce, unit of measurement
ounce: see English units of measurement.
) or 3 grams (if it weighs 1.5 ounces). That's not too shabby shab·by  
adj. shab·bi·er, shab·bi·est
1.
a. Showing signs of wear and tear; threadbare or worn-out: shabby furniture.

b.
. The latest targets are 21 grams a day for women over 50, 25 grams for younger women, 30 grams for men over 50, and 38 grams for younger men, according to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3.
 the National Academy of Sciences.

Some multi-grain breads reach 4 or 5 grams of fiber per slice, usually by adding highly processed oat oat

member of the plant genus Avena in the family Poaceae.


oats
see avenasativa.

oat grain
seed of Avena sativa, and as 'oats' the favored grain for the feeding of horses.
, cottonseed cottonseed

seed of the cotton plant. Made into cake after oil extraction and used as feed for livestock.


cottonseed cake
or meal contains gossypol and causes hepatitis and degeneration of cardiac muscle.
, or wheat fiber. That fiber is missing the nutrients and phytochemicals that come with whole grains. It may help prevent constipation constipation, infrequent or difficult passage of feces. Constipation may be caused by the lack of adequate roughage or fluid in the diet, prolonged physical inactivity, certain drugs, or emotional disturbance.  and diverticulosis diverticulosis, a disorder characterized by the presence of diverticula, which are small, usually multiple saclike protrusions through the wall of the colon (large intestine). , but may not reduce the risk of heart disease and diabetes diabetes or diabetes mellitus (məlī`təs), chronic disorder of glucose (sugar) metabolism caused by inadequate production or use of insulin, a hormone produced in specialized cells (beta cells in the islets of .

* Heart healthy. Any bread that's at least 51 percent whole grain can claim that it may lower the risk of heart disease of cancer. (The bread also has to be low in saturated saturated /sat·u·rat·ed/ (sach´ah-rat?ed)
1. denoting a chemical compound that has only single bonds and no double or triple bonds between atoms.

2. unable to hold in solution any more of a given substance.
 and trans fats trans fat  
n.
1. A trans fatty acid.

2. Trans fatty acids considered as a group.



trans fat  

A fat containing trans fatty acids.
 and not high in sodium, but most breads meet those criteria criteria (krītēr´ē),
n.
.) So a product like Sara Lee
For the musician, see Sara Lee (musician). For the band, see SaraLee (band).


Sara Lee Corporation (NYSE: SLE) is a global consumer-goods company based in Downers Grove, Illinois, USA.
 Heart Healthy Multi-Grain may be no better for your heart than a similar whole-grain bread without "Heart" in its name.

* Extra vitamins & minerals. A few companies toss in some extra nutrients to make their breads stand out. Sara Lee, for example, adds vitamin D vitamin D

Any of a group of fat-soluble alcohols important in calcium metabolism in animals to form strong bones and teeth and prevent rickets and osteoporosis. It is formed by ultraviolet radiation (sunlight) of sterols (see steroid) present in the skin.
 (10 percent of a day's worth), calcium calcium (kăl`sēəm) [Lat.,=lime], metallic chemical element; symbol Ca; at. no. 20; at. wt. 40.08; m.p. about 839°C;; b.p. 1,484°C;; sp. gr. 1.55 at 20°C;; valence +2.  (15 percent), and folic acid folic acid: see coenzyme; vitamin.
folic acid
 or folate

Organic compound essential to animal growth and health and needed by bacteria as a growth factor.
 (10 percent) to its Heart Healthy Plus 100% Whole Wheat and its (similar) EarthGrains Extra Fiber breads. Each has about 5 grams of fiber per slice. In contrast, Sara's Heart Healthy Classic 100% Whole Wheat has no vitamin D, less calcium (6 percent) and folic acid (4 percent), and 2 grams of fiber per slice.

Do you need the extras? It depends on what you get from other foods or supplements and who you are. For example, if you're you're  

Contraction of you are.


you're you are
you're be
 over 70, you may need the vitamin D (80 IU in two slices) to help you reach the current target of 600 IU a day. Most multivitamins have only 400 IU of vitamin D. What's more, some experts believe that people over 60 need 1,000 IU a day (see cover story).

The calcium (300 mg in two slices of the Plus or Extra Fiber bread) is helpful if you're not getting recommended levels (1,000 mg a day if you're 50 or under and 1,200 mg a day if you're over 50). But it's not helpful for men who already get plenty of calcium, since some studies suggest that 1,500 mg or more a day may raise the risk of prostate cancer prostate cancer, cancer originating in the prostate gland. Prostate cancer is the leading malignancy in men in the United States and is second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death in men. .

The fiber (10 grams in two slices) is impressive. But much of the extra fiber in the Plus and Extra Fiber breads comes from cellulose cellulose, chief constituent of the cell walls of plants. Chemically, it is a carbohydrate that is a high molecular weight polysaccharide. Raw cotton is composed of 91% pure cellulose; other important natural sources are flax, hemp, jute, straw, and wood. , which is highly processed, so it may not match 10 grams of fiber from, say, a bran cereal cereal
 or grain

Any grass yielding starchy seeds suitable for food. The most commonly cultivated cereals are wheat, rice, rye, oats, barley, corn, and sorghum. As human food, cereals are usually marketed in raw grain form or as ingredients of food products.
.

Partially Whole-Grain

If the first flour in the ingredient list is refined (it will typically say bleached of unbleached enriched wheat flour), the bread didn't get a Best Bite of Honorable Mention. But you can use the ingredients and grams of fiber to guesstimate guess·ti·mate  
n. Informal
An estimate based on conjecture.



[Blend of guess and estimate.]


guess
 how much whole grain you may be getting.

For example, Natural Ovens Ovens is the plural of oven.

Ovens may also refer to:
  • Ovens, Ireland, a village in Ireland.
  • Ovens, Victoria, a town in Australia.
 Sunny Millet millet, common name for several species of grasses cultivated mainly for cereals in the Eastern Hemisphere and for forage and hay in North America. The principal varieties are the foxtail, pearl, and barnyard millets and the proso millet, called also broomcorn millet , Multi-Gram, Hunger Hunger

A term most commonly used to refer to the subjective feelings that accompany the need for food; however, the study of this topic has come to include consideration of the overall control of food intake.
 Filler fill·er 1  
n.
One that fills, as:
a. Something added to augment weight or size or fill space.

b. A composition, especially a semisolid that hardens on drying, used to fill pores, cracks, or holes in wood, plaster,
, and Right Wheat breads wheat bread
n.
A bread made from a mixture of white and whole-wheat flours.
 have 4 grams of fiber per slice. Untreated high gluten gluten, mixture of proteins present in the cereal grains. The long molecules of gluten, insoluble in water, are strong and flexible and form many cross linkages.  wheat flour (which is refined) is the first flour, but each bread also contains roughly half a dozen whole grains.

So they clearly have more whole grains than, say, Pepperidge Farm Pepperidge Farm was founded in 1937 by Margaret Rudkin, who named the brand for a property her family owned in Connecticut (which itself was named for the pepperidge tree, Nyssa sylvatica). In 1961, the company was purchased by Campbell's.  LifeWorks Family Wheat (2 grams of fiber per slice), Country Hearth Honey honey, sweet, viscid fluid produced by honeybees from the nectar of flowers. The nectar is taken from the flower by the worker bee and is carried in the honey sac back to the hive.  Wheat Berry Berry, former province, France
Berry (bĕrē`), former province, central France. Bourges, the capital, and Châteauroux are the chief towns.
 (1 gram), or Baker's Inn Hearty heart·y  
adj. heart·i·er, heart·i·est
1. Expressed warmly, exuberantly, and unrestrainedly: a hearty welcome.

2.
 Potato with Grain (0 grams).

Light

Light breads are lower in calories--typically 40 to 50 per slice--because their slices are smaller or because they have added fiber of both. (Since fiber passes through the digestive Ulcers (Digestive) Definition

In general, an ulcer is any eroded area of skin or a mucous membrane, marked by tissue disintegration. In common usage, however, ulcer usually is used to refer to disorders in the upper digestive tract.
 system without getting absorbed Absorbed

1. In a general business sense, when a cost is treated as an expense instead of being passed on to the customer in the form of higher prices.

2. In underwriting, when an issue has been completely sold to the public.

3.
, companies can subtract A relational DBMS operation that generates a third file from all the records in one file that are not in a second file.  the fiber's calories from the calories they list on the Nutrition Facts label The nutrition facts label (also known as the nutrition information panel, and various other slight variations) is a label required on most pre-packaged foods in North America, United Kingdom and other countries. .)

But most light breads are largely white flour. Exception: Arnold (of Brownberry) Bakery Light 100% Whole Wheat is a Best Bite that can help dieters keep their calories down to 40 per slice without compromising on whole grains.

Lower-Carb

Lower-carb breads usually have fewer calories (40 to 70 per slice) than ordinary breads. (We put breads in the Lower-Carb category if they had names like "Carb Counting" of if they made a carb claim.) Like some light breads, they shed shed

rural building used for agricultural pursuits.


shed hands
miscellaneous workers in a shearing shed at shearing time, i.e. persons other than the shearers, wool classers.
 calories by keeping slices smaller and bumping Bumping can refer to:
  • Bump (union), a re-assignment of jobs on the basis of seniority in unionised organisations
  • Bump (Internet), a technique used on an internet forum to raise a topic thread's profile
  • Lock bumping, a method of lock picking
 up the fiber. But unlike light breads, lower-carb loaves loaves  
n.
Plural of loaf1.


loaves
Noun

the plural of loaf1

loaves loaf
 have more whole grains. In fact, more than a dozen of them earned Best Bites.

The Bread Basket bread basket

an agricultural area, such as the U.S. Midwest, that provides large amounts of food to other areas. [Am. Hist.: Misc.]

See : Farming


Best Bites are 100 percent whole-grain (a few may have a trivial TRIVIAL. Of small importance. It is a rule in equity that a demurrer will lie to a bill on the ground of the triviality of the matter in dispute, as being below the dignity of the court. 4 Bouv. Inst. n. 4237. See Hopk. R. 112; 4 John. Ch. 183; 4 Paige, 364.  amount of refined flour). Honorable Mentions have whole wheat or another whole grain as the first (most predominant) flour or grain. Neither has more than 200 mg of sodium per slice. Within each section, breads are ranked from most to least fiber, then least to most sodium.
Bread (1 slice-1 ounce unless otherwise noted)

                 100% Whole-Grain                           Calories

[check][check]   Nature's Own Healthline Double Fiber
                   Wheat                                       40
[check][check]   EarthGrains Extra Fiber 100%
                   Multi-Grain (1.5 oz.)                      110
[check][check]   EarthGrains Extra Fiber 100% Whole
                   Wheat (1.5 oz.)                            110
[check][check]   Sara Lee Heart Healthy Plus 100%
                   Multi-Grain made with Honey
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  110
[check][check]   Sara Lee Heart Healthy Plus 100% Whole
                   Wheat made with Honey (1.5 oz.)            110
[check][check]   Sara Lee Heart Healthy Plus 100%
                   Multi-Grain or 100% Whole Wheat (1)         80
[check][check]   Healthy Choice Hearty 100% Whole Grain
                   5-Seed, Honey Wheat, or Soy &
                   Flaxseed (1)                                60
[check][check]   Oroweat Master's Best Winter Wheat           100
[check][check]   Pepperidge Farm Natural Whole
                   Grain (2)                                   90
[check][check]   Rubschlager 100% Stone Ground Whole
                   Wheat                                       70
[check][check]   Rubschlager European Style Whole Grain        70
[check][check]   Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse 100% Whole
                   Wheat (1.5 oz.)                            110
[check][check]   Arnold Natural 100% Whole Wheat Oat
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  100
[check][check]   Healthy Choice Hearty 100% Whole
                   Grain (1.5 oz.)                             80
[check][check]   Arnold Natural 100% Whole Wheat
                   (1.5 oz.)                                   90
[check][check]   Stroehmann Dutch Country 100% Stone
                   Ground Whole Wheat (1.5 oz.)                90
[check][check]   Brownberry Dutch Country 100% Stone
                   Ground Whole Wheat (1.5 oz.)                90
[check][check]   Rubschlager 100% Rye Rye-Ola
                   Sunflower (1.5 oz.)                        110
[check][check]   Arnold Natural 100% Whole Wheat 9
                   Grain (1.5 oz.)                            100
[check][check]   Rubschlager 100% Rye Rye-Ola Soy
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  100
                 Oroweat 100% Whole Wheat (1.5 oz.)           100
                 Roman Meal California 100% Whole
                   Wheat (1.5 oz.)                            100
                 Baker's Inn 100% Whole Wheat (1.5 oz.)       110
                 Baker's Inn Honey Whole Wheat
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  110
                 Cobblestone Mill 100% Whole Wheat
                   Hearty Recipe (1.5 oz.)                    100
[check][check]   Pepperidge Farm 100% Stoneground
                   Whole Wheat                                 70
[check][check]   Arnold Stoneground Multi-Grain                70
[check][check]   Arnold Stoneground 100% Whole Wheat           70
[check][check]   Nature's Own 100% Whole Wheat                 50
[check][check]   Stroehmann Dutch Country Family Grains
                   Heart Healthy 100% Whole Wheat              70
[check][check]   Home Pride 100% Whole Grain Wheat             50
[check][check]   Mrs Baird's 100% Whole Wheat                  70
[check][check]   Home Pride Whole Grains 100% Whole
                   Wheat (3)                                   70
[check][check]   Rubschlager Sunflower Multi-Grain             80
[check][check]   Sara Lee Heart Healthy Classic 100%
                   Whole Wheat                                 70
[check][check]   Brownberry Natural 100% Whole Wheat
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  100
[check][check]   Brownberry Natural 12 Grain (1.5 oz.)        100
[check][check]   EarthGrains Honey Whole Grains
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  110
[check][check]   Home Pride Whole Grains Honey Whole
                   Wheat                                       70
[check][check]   EarthGrains 100% Stone Ground Whole
                   Wheat (1.5 oz.)                            100
[check][check]   Merita Country 100% Whole Wheat               70
[check][check]   Wonder Stoneground 100% Whole Wheat           80
[check][check]   Arnold Whole Grain Classics 100%
                   Whole Wheat (1.5 oz.)                       90
[check][check]   Sara Lee Heart Healthy Multi-Grain
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  100
[check][check]   Sara Lee Heart Healthy Homestyle 100%
                   Whole Wheat (1.5 oz.)                      100
[check][check]   Healthy Life Natural Whole Grain 100%
                   Wheat (1.5 oz.)                            100

                 Mostly Whole-Grain

       [check]   Natural Ovens 100% Whole Grain
                   (1.5 oz.)                                   80
       [check]   Healthy Choice Hearty 7-Grain
                   (1.5 oz.)                                   80
       [check]   Stroehmann Dutch Country Family
                   Grains Healthy Sandwich                     60
       [check]   Healthy Choice Soft Honey Wheat               60
       [check]   Healthy Choice Soft Multigrain                60
       [check]   Arnold Whole Grain Classics Healthy
                   Multi-Grain (1.5 oz.)                      100
       [check]   Arnold Whole Grain Classics Bran'nola
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  100
       [check]   Arnold Whole Grain Classics 7 Grain
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  100
       [check]   Rubschlager Stone-Ground Wheat
                   (1.5 oz.)                                   90
       [check]   Arnold Whole Grain Classics 12 Grain
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  110
       [check]   Arnold Whole Grain Classics Health
                   Nut (1.5 oz.)                              110
       [check]   Baker's Inn Harvest Multi Grain
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  110
                 Brownberry Natural Health Nut
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  100
       [check]   Pepperidge Farm Very Thin Slice
                   Wheat (0.5 oz.)                             40
       [check]   Roman Meal Round Top, Sandwich, or
                   Split Top                                   70
       [check]   Baker's Inn Raisin Wheat (1.5 oz.)           110
       [check]   Arnold Country Classics Country
                   Wheat (1.5 oz.)                            100

                 Partially Whole-Grain

                 Natural Ovens Sunny Millet (1.5 oz.)          70
                 Natural Ovens Multi-Grain (1.5 oz.)           60
                 Natural Ovens Hunger Filler (1.5 oz.)         60
                 Natural Ovens Right Wheat (1.5 oz.)           60
                 Natural Ovens Nutty Natural (1.5 oz.)         70
                 Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse 12 Grain
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  120
                 Roman Meal Honey Wheat Berry (1.5 oz.)       100
                 Roman Meal Sun Grain (1.5 oz.)               100
                 Nature's Own Honey 7 Grain                    60
                 Nature's Own Healthline Wheat 'n Soy          60
                 Oroweat Oatnut 3-Seed (1.5 oz.)              120
                 Pepperidge Farm LifeWorks Family Wheat        90
                 Oroweat Dark Wheat or Seven Grain
                   (1.5 oz.) (1)                              110
                 Oroweat Health Nut Original (1.5 oz.)        100
                 Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse Harvest 7
                   Grain or Honey Wheatberry
                   (1.5 oz.) (1)                              110
                 Baker's Inn Seven Grain (1.5 oz.)            110
                 Cobblestone Mill 9 Grain Hearty
                   Recipe (1.5 oz.)                           120
                 EarthGrains Honey Wheat Berry
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  100
                 Country Hearth Honey Wheat Berry
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  120
                 Mrs. Baird's Honey 7 Grain Recipe             80

                 White

                 Nature's Own Whitewheat                       50
                 Pepperidge Farm LifeWorks Family White        90
                 Wonder                                        60
                 Baker's Inn Hearty Potato with Grain
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  110

                 Light

[check][check]   Arnold or Brownberry Bakery Light
                   100% Whole Wheat                            40
                 Weight Watchers Wheat (0.5 oz.)               50
                 Nature's Own Healthline Light (2)             40
                 Wonder Light (2)                              40
[check][check]   Healthy Life 100% Whole Grain Wheat
                   (0.5 oz.)                                   40
                 Pepperidge Farm Light Style
                   (0.5 oz.) (2)                               50

                 Lower-Carb

[check][check]   Natural Ovens Golden Crunch Lo-Carb
                   (1.5 oz.)                                   80
[check][check]   Natural Ovens Original Lo-Carb
                   (1.5 oz.)                                   60
[check][check]   Atkins Multi-Grain                            70
[check][check]   Natural Ovens Carb Conscious Soft
                   Wheat (1.5 oz.)                             70
[check][check]   Healthy Life 100% Whole Wheat Whole
                   Grain (0.5 oz.)                             40
[check][check]   Home Pride Carb Action Wheat                  60
[check][check]   Arnold or Brownberry Carb Counting
                   100% Whole Wheat (1)                        60
                 Arnold or Brownberry Carb Counting
                   Multi Grain (1)                             60
[check][check]   Pepperidge Farm Carb Style 7 Grain            60
                 Pepperidge Farm Carb Style White              60
[check][check]   Pepperidge Farm Carb Style 100%
                   Whole Wheat                                 60
                 Healthy Life Italian or White
                   (0.5 oz.) (1)                               40
[check][check]   Nature's Own Healthline Wheat 'n Fiber        60
[check][check]   Sara Lee Delightful 100% Multi-Grain
                   or 100% Whole Wheat made with
                   Honey (1)                                   50
                 Sara Lee Delightful Wheat or White (1)        50
[check][check]   Roman Meal Carb Aware 100% Whole Wheat        60
       [check]   Arnold Carb Counting Italian                  60
       [check]   Stroehmann Dutch Country Carb Consider
                   Wheat Original Recipe                       70

                                                             Fiber
                 100% Whole-Grain                           (grams)

[check][check]   Nature's Own Healthline Double Fiber
                   Wheat                                       5
[check][check]   EarthGrains Extra Fiber 100%
                   Multi-Grain (1.5 oz.)                       5
[check][check]   EarthGrains Extra Fiber 100% Whole
                   Wheat (1.5 oz.)                             5
[check][check]   Sara Lee Heart Healthy Plus 100%
                   Multi-Grain made with Honey
                   (1.5 oz.)                                   5
[check][check]   Sara Lee Heart Healthy Plus 100% Whole
                   Wheat made with Honey (1.5 oz.)             5
[check][check]   Sara Lee Heart Healthy Plus 100%
                   Multi-Grain or 100% Whole Wheat (1)         4
[check][check]   Healthy Choice Hearty 100% Whole Grain
                   5-Seed, Honey Wheat, or Soy &
                   Flaxseed (1)                                3
[check][check]   Oroweat Master's Best Winter Wheat            3
[check][check]   Pepperidge Farm Natural Whole
                   Grain (2)                                   3
[check][check]   Rubschlager 100% Stone Ground Whole
                   Wheat                                       3
[check][check]   Rubschlager European Style Whole Grain        3
[check][check]   Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse 100% Whole
                   Wheat (1.5 oz.)                             3
[check][check]   Arnold Natural 100% Whole Wheat Oat
                   (1.5 oz.)                                   3
[check][check]   Healthy Choice Hearty 100% Whole
                   Grain (1.5 oz.)                             3
[check][check]   Arnold Natural 100% Whole Wheat
                   (1.5 oz.)                                   3
[check][check]   Stroehmann Dutch Country 100% Stone
                   Ground Whole Wheat (1.5 oz.)                3
[check][check]   Brownberry Dutch Country 100% Stone
                   Ground Whole Wheat (1.5 oz.)                3
[check][check]   Rubschlager 100% Rye Rye-Ola
                   Sunflower (1.5 oz.)                         3
[check][check]   Arnold Natural 100% Whole Wheat 9
                   Grain (1.5 oz.)                             3
[check][check]   Rubschlager 100% Rye Rye-Ola Soy
                   (1.5 oz.)                                   3
                 Oroweat 100% Whole Wheat (1.5 oz.)            3
                 Roman Meal California 100% Whole
                   Wheat (1.5 oz.)                             3
                 Baker's Inn 100% Whole Wheat (1.5 oz.)        3
                 Baker's Inn Honey Whole Wheat
                   (1.5 oz.)                                   3
                 Cobblestone Mill 100% Whole Wheat
                   Hearty Recipe (1.5 oz.)                     3
[check][check]   Pepperidge Farm 100% Stoneground
                   Whole Wheat                                 2
[check][check]   Arnold Stoneground Multi-Grain                2
[check][check]   Arnold Stoneground 100% Whole Wheat           2
[check][check]   Nature's Own 100% Whole Wheat                 2
[check][check]   Stroehmann Dutch Country Family Grains
                   Heart Healthy 100% Whole Wheat              2
[check][check]   Home Pride 100% Whole Grain Wheat             2
[check][check]   Mrs Baird's 100% Whole Wheat                  2
[check][check]   Home Pride Whole Grains 100% Whole
                   Wheat (3)                                   2
[check][check]   Rubschlager Sunflower Multi-Grain             2
[check][check]   Sara Lee Heart Healthy Classic 100%
                   Whole Wheat                                 2
[check][check]   Brownberry Natural 100% Whole Wheat
                   (1.5 oz.)                                   2
[check][check]   Brownberry Natural 12 Grain (1.5 oz.)         2
[check][check]   EarthGrains Honey Whole Grains
                   (1.5 oz.)                                   2
[check][check]   Home Pride Whole Grains Honey Whole
                   Wheat                                       2
[check][check]   EarthGrains 100% Stone Ground Whole
                   Wheat (1.5 oz.)                             2
[check][check]   Merita Country 100% Whole Wheat               2
[check][check]   Wonder Stoneground 100% Whole Wheat           2
[check][check]   Arnold Whole Grain Classics 100%
                   Whole Wheat (1.5 oz.)                       2
[check][check]   Sara Lee Heart Healthy Multi-Grain
                   (1.5 oz.)                                   2
[check][check]   Sara Lee Heart Healthy Homestyle 100%
                   Whole Wheat (1.5 oz.)                       2
[check][check]   Healthy Life Natural Whole Grain 100%
                   Wheat (1.5 oz.)                             2

                 Mostly Whole-Grain

       [check]   Natural Ovens 100% Whole Grain
                   (1.5 oz.)                                   4
       [check]   Healthy Choice Hearty 7-Grain
                   (1.5 oz.)                                   3
       [check]   Stroehmann Dutch Country Family
                   Grains Healthy Sandwich                     2
       [check]   Healthy Choice Soft Honey Wheat               2
       [check]   Healthy Choice Soft Multigrain                2
       [check]   Arnold Whole Grain Classics Healthy
                   Multi-Grain (1.5 oz.)                       2
       [check]   Arnold Whole Grain Classics Bran'nola
                   (1.5 oz.)                                   2
       [check]   Arnold Whole Grain Classics 7 Grain
                   (1.5 oz.)                                   2
       [check]   Rubschlager Stone-Ground Wheat
                   (1.5 oz.)                                   2
       [check]   Arnold Whole Grain Classics 12 Grain
                   (1.5 oz.)                                   2
       [check]   Arnold Whole Grain Classics Health
                   Nut (1.5 oz.)                               2
       [check]   Baker's Inn Harvest Multi Grain
                   (1.5 oz.)                                   2
                 Brownberry Natural Health Nut
                   (1.5 oz.)                                   2
       [check]   Pepperidge Farm Very Thin Slice
                   Wheat (0.5 oz.)                             1
       [check]   Roman Meal Round Top, Sandwich, or
                   Split Top                                   1
       [check]   Baker's Inn Raisin Wheat (1.5 oz.)            1
       [check]   Arnold Country Classics Country
                   Wheat (1.5 oz.)                             1

                 Partially Whole-Grain

                 Natural Ovens Sunny Millet (1.5 oz.)          4
                 Natural Ovens Multi-Grain (1.5 oz.)           4
                 Natural Ovens Hunger Filler (1.5 oz.)         4
                 Natural Ovens Right Wheat (1.5 oz.)           4
                 Natural Ovens Nutty Natural (1.5 oz.)         3
                 Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse 12 Grain
                   (1.5 oz.)                                   3
                 Roman Meal Honey Wheat Berry (1.5 oz.)        3
                 Roman Meal Sun Grain (1.5 oz.)                3
                 Nature's Own Honey 7 Grain                    2
                 Nature's Own Healthline Wheat 'n Soy          2
                 Oroweat Oatnut 3-Seed (1.5 oz.)               2
                 Pepperidge Farm LifeWorks Family Wheat        2
                 Oroweat Dark Wheat or Seven Grain
                   (1.5 oz.) (1)                               2
                 Oroweat Health Nut Original (1.5 oz.)         2
                 Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse Harvest 7
                   Grain or Honey Wheatberry
                   (1.5 oz.) (1)                               2
                 Baker's Inn Seven Grain (1.5 oz.)             2
                 Cobblestone Mill 9 Grain Hearty
                   Recipe (1.5 oz.)                            2
                 EarthGrains Honey Wheat Berry
                   (1.5 oz.)                                   1
                 Country Hearth Honey Wheat Berry
                   (1.5 oz.)                                   1
                 Mrs. Baird's Honey 7 Grain Recipe             0

                 White

                 Nature's Own Whitewheat                       3
                 Pepperidge Farm LifeWorks Family White        1
                 Wonder                                        0
                 Baker's Inn Hearty Potato with Grain
                   (1.5 oz.)                                   0

                 Light

[check][check]   Arnold or Brownberry Bakery Light
                   100% Whole Wheat                            3
                 Weight Watchers Wheat (0.5 oz.)               2
                 Nature's Own Healthline Light (2)             2
                 Wonder Light (2)                              2
[check][check]   Healthy Life 100% Whole Grain Wheat
                   (0.5 oz.)                                   1
                 Pepperidge Farm Light Style
                   (0.5 oz.) (2)                               1

                 Lower-Carb

[check][check]   Natural Ovens Golden Crunch Lo-Carb
                   (1.5 oz.)                                   4
[check][check]   Natural Ovens Original Lo-Carb
                   (1.5 oz.)                                   4
[check][check]   Atkins Multi-Grain                            4
[check][check]   Natural Ovens Carb Conscious Soft
                   Wheat (1.5 oz.)                             4
[check][check]   Healthy Life 100% Whole Wheat Whole
                   Grain (0.5 oz.)                             3
[check][check]   Home Pride Carb Action Wheat                  3
[check][check]   Arnold or Brownberry Carb Counting
                   100% Whole Wheat (1)                        3
                 Arnold or Brownberry Carb Counting
                   Multi Grain (1)                             3
[check][check]   Pepperidge Farm Carb Style 7 Grain            3
                 Pepperidge Farm Carb Style White              3
[check][check]   Pepperidge Farm Carb Style 100%
                   Whole Wheat                                 3
                 Healthy Life Italian or White
                   (0.5 oz.) (1)                               2
[check][check]   Nature's Own Healthline Wheat 'n Fiber        2
[check][check]   Sara Lee Delightful 100% Multi-Grain
                   or 100% Whole Wheat made with
                   Honey (1)                                   2
                 Sara Lee Delightful Wheat or White (1)        2
[check][check]   Roman Meal Carb Aware 100% Whole Wheat        2
       [check]   Arnold Carb Counting Italian                  2
       [check]   Stroehmann Dutch Country Carb Consider
                   Wheat Original Recipe                       1

                                                             Sodium
                 100% Whole-Grain                         (milligrams)

[check][check]   Nature's Own Healthline Double Fiber
                   Wheat                                      150
[check][check]   EarthGrains Extra Fiber 100%
                   Multi-Grain (1.5 oz.)                      180
[check][check]   EarthGrains Extra Fiber 100% Whole
                   Wheat (1.5 oz.)                            180
[check][check]   Sara Lee Heart Healthy Plus 100%
                   Multi-Grain made with Honey
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  180
[check][check]   Sara Lee Heart Healthy Plus 100% Whole
                   Wheat made with Honey (1.5 oz.)            180
[check][check]   Sara Lee Heart Healthy Plus 100%
                   Multi-Grain or 100% Whole Wheat (1)        140
[check][check]   Healthy Choice Hearty 100% Whole Grain
                   5-Seed, Honey Wheat, or Soy &
                   Flaxseed (1)                               120
[check][check]   Oroweat Master's Best Winter Wheat           120
[check][check]   Pepperidge Farm Natural Whole
                   Grain (2)                                  140
[check][check]   Rubschlager 100% Stone Ground Whole
                   Wheat                                      140
[check][check]   Rubschlager European Style Whole Grain       140
[check][check]   Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse 100% Whole
                   Wheat (1.5 oz.)                            150
[check][check]   Arnold Natural 100% Whole Wheat Oat
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  160
[check][check]   Healthy Choice Hearty 100% Whole
                   Grain (1.5 oz.)                            170
[check][check]   Arnold Natural 100% Whole Wheat
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  180
[check][check]   Stroehmann Dutch Country 100% Stone
                   Ground Whole Wheat (1.5 oz.)               180
[check][check]   Brownberry Dutch Country 100% Stone
                   Ground Whole Wheat (1.5 oz.)               190
[check][check]   Rubschlager 100% Rye Rye-Ola
                   Sunflower (1.5 oz.)                        190
[check][check]   Arnold Natural 100% Whole Wheat 9
                   Grain (1.5 oz.)                            200
[check][check]   Rubschlager 100% Rye Rye-Ola Soy
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  200
                 Oroweat 100% Whole Wheat (1.5 oz.)           210
                 Roman Meal California 100% Whole
                   Wheat (1.5 oz.)                            210
                 Baker's Inn 100% Whole Wheat (1.5 oz.)       220
                 Baker's Inn Honey Whole Wheat
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  230
                 Cobblestone Mill 100% Whole Wheat
                   Hearty Recipe (1.5 oz.)                    240
[check][check]   Pepperidge Farm 100% Stoneground
                   Whole Wheat                                100
[check][check]   Arnold Stoneground Multi-Grain               110
[check][check]   Arnold Stoneground 100% Whole Wheat          120
[check][check]   Nature's Own 100% Whole Wheat                120
[check][check]   Stroehmann Dutch Country Family Grains
                   Heart Healthy 100% Whole Wheat             120
[check][check]   Home Pride 100% Whole Grain Wheat            130
[check][check]   Mrs Baird's 100% Whole Wheat                 130
[check][check]   Home Pride Whole Grains 100% Whole
                   Wheat (3)                                  140
[check][check]   Rubschlager Sunflower Multi-Grain            140
[check][check]   Sara Lee Heart Healthy Classic 100%
                   Whole Wheat                                140
[check][check]   Brownberry Natural 100% Whole Wheat
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  150
[check][check]   Brownberry Natural 12 Grain (1.5 oz.)        160
[check][check]   EarthGrains Honey Whole Grains
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  160
[check][check]   Home Pride Whole Grains Honey Whole
                   Wheat                                      160
[check][check]   EarthGrains 100% Stone Ground Whole
                   Wheat (1.5 oz.)                            170
[check][check]   Merita Country 100% Whole Wheat              170
[check][check]   Wonder Stoneground 100% Whole Wheat          170
[check][check]   Arnold Whole Grain Classics 100%
                   Whole Wheat (1.5 oz.)                      180
[check][check]   Sara Lee Heart Healthy Multi-Grain
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  180
[check][check]   Sara Lee Heart Healthy Homestyle 100%
                   Whole Wheat (1.5 oz.)                      190
[check][check]   Healthy Life Natural Whole Grain 100%
                   Wheat (1.5 oz.)                            200

                 Mostly Whole-Grain

       [check]   Natural Ovens 100% Whole Grain
                   (1.5 oz.)                                   90
       [check]   Healthy Choice Hearty 7-Grain
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  170
       [check]   Stroehmann Dutch Country Family
                   Grains Healthy Sandwich                    110
       [check]   Healthy Choice Soft Honey Wheat              120
       [check]   Healthy Choice Soft Multigrain               120
       [check]   Arnold Whole Grain Classics Healthy
                   Multi-Grain (1.5 oz.)                      150
       [check]   Arnold Whole Grain Classics Bran'nola
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  160
       [check]   Arnold Whole Grain Classics 7 Grain
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  180
       [check]   Rubschlager Stone-Ground Wheat
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  180
       [check]   Arnold Whole Grain Classics 12 Grain
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  190
       [check]   Arnold Whole Grain Classics Health
                   Nut (1.5 oz.)                              190
       [check]   Baker's Inn Harvest Multi Grain
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  190
                 Brownberry Natural Health Nut
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  220
       [check]   Pepperidge Farm Very Thin Slice
                   Wheat (0.5 oz.)                             70
       [check]   Roman Meal Round Top, Sandwich, or
                   Split Top                                  130
       [check]   Baker's Inn Raisin Wheat (1.5 oz.)           170
       [check]   Arnold Country Classics Country
                   Wheat (1.5 oz.)                            190

                 Partially Whole-Grain

                 Natural Ovens Sunny Millet (1.5 oz.)          60
                 Natural Ovens Multi-Grain (1.5 oz.)           80
                 Natural Ovens Hunger Filler (1.5 oz.)         90
                 Natural Ovens Right Wheat (1.5 oz.)           90
                 Natural Ovens Nutty Natural (1.5 oz.)         90
                 Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse 12 Grain
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  160
                 Roman Meal Honey Wheat Berry (1.5 oz.)       160
                 Roman Meal Sun Grain (1.5 oz.)               170
                 Nature's Own Honey 7 Grain                    90
                 Nature's Own Healthline Wheat 'n Soy         160
                 Oroweat Oatnut 3-Seed (1.5 oz.)              160
                 Pepperidge Farm LifeWorks Family Wheat       170
                 Oroweat Dark Wheat or Seven Grain
                   (1.5 oz.) (1)                              180
                 Oroweat Health Nut Original (1.5 oz.)        180
                 Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse Harvest 7
                   Grain or Honey Wheatberry
                   (1.5 oz.) (1)                              200
                 Baker's Inn Seven Grain (1.5 oz.)            240
                 Cobblestone Mill 9 Grain Hearty
                   Recipe (1.5 oz.)                           250
                 EarthGrains Honey Wheat Berry
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  220
                 Country Hearth Honey Wheat Berry
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  260
                 Mrs. Baird's Honey 7 Grain Recipe            130

                 White

                 Nature's Own Whitewheat                      120
                 Pepperidge Farm LifeWorks Family White       170
                 Wonder                                       130
                 Baker's Inn Hearty Potato with Grain
                   (1.5 oz.)                                  220

                 Light

[check][check]   Arnold or Brownberry Bakery Light
                   100% Whole Wheat                            80
                 Weight Watchers Wheat (0.5 oz.)               90
                 Nature's Own Healthline Light (2)            110
                 Wonder Light (2)                             120
[check][check]   Healthy Life 100% Whole Grain Wheat
                   (0.5 oz.)                                   90
                 Pepperidge Farm Light Style
                   (0.5 oz.) (2)                               90

                 Lower-Carb

[check][check]   Natural Ovens Golden Crunch Lo-Carb
                   (1.5 oz.)                                   80
[check][check]   Natural Ovens Original Lo-Carb
                   (1.5 oz.)                                   90
[check][check]   Atkins Multi-Grain                           120
[check][check]   Natural Ovens Carb Conscious Soft
                   Wheat (1.5 oz.)                            120
[check][check]   Healthy Life 100% Whole Wheat Whole
                   Grain (0.5 oz.)                            110
[check][check]   Home Pride Carb Action Wheat                 110
[check][check]   Arnold or Brownberry Carb Counting
                   100% Whole Wheat (1)                       130
                 Arnold or Brownberry Carb Counting
                   Multi Grain (1)                            130
[check][check]   Pepperidge Farm Carb Style 7 Grain           150
                 Pepperidge Farm Carb Style White             160
[check][check]   Pepperidge Farm Carb Style 100%
                   Whole Wheat                                170
                 Healthy Life Italian or White
                   (0.5 oz.) (1)                              100
[check][check]   Nature's Own Healthline Wheat 'n Fiber       110
[check][check]   Sara Lee Delightful 100% Multi-Grain
                   or 100% Whole Wheat made with
                   Honey (1)                                  110
                 Sara Lee Delightful Wheat or White (1)       120
[check][check]   Roman Meal Carb Aware 100% Whole Wheat       130
       [check]   Arnold Carb Counting Italian                 140
       [check]   Stroehmann Dutch Country Carb Consider
                   Wheat Original Recipe                      140

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the varieties listed. (2) Average of the entire line. (3) Average
of East and West Coast varieties.

Note: Due to regional differences in ingredients and slice sizes,
the numbers on the package may not match the numbers in our chart.

Daily Values (daily limits for a 2,000-calorie diet):
Fiber: 25 grams. Sodium: 2,400 milligrams.

Source: manufacturers.

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is strictly prohibited without written permission from CSPI.


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