Bread is one of the key products on our table, whether it is loaf or sliced bread. In fact, we usually go to the latter for convenience and speed, because it lasts longer and we don’t have to buy it every day. However, there are reasons to keep in mind to avoid sliced bread often: 👀
❌ It has fat.
In order to increase its fluffiness, but also its preservation, which is much superior to loaf bread, vegetable fats are added to sliced bread, usually olive oil, but also the stearic fraction of high oleic sunflower oil. These fats, despite being mostly unsaturated, increase their caloric power.
❌It contains added sugar.
In order to increase the volume, free sugars are added to enhance the fermentation gases. These sugars can be completely fermented or leave a residual portion that sweetens the bread, but also increases its glycemic load. Of course, they provide more calories and make it less healthy than loaf bread, at least when comparing two whole grain versions. On the other hand, the amount of sugar in sliced bread varies a lot, but in some cases it can reach 8 grams per 100 grams, which would amount to about two slices. This means that if we eat two sandwiches made with sliced bread, we will add approximately between 14 and 16 grams of extra sugar.
❌It has more salt.
Another problem with sliced bread, although they are lower in salt, is that they tend to have a higher proportion of sodium in order to improve their preservation against microorganisms. The average would be around 1.5 grams per 100 grams, so with two sandwiches we eat 3 grams of salt, more than half the daily amount of salt recommended by the WHO.
We advise you to control the consumption of sliced bread on a daily basis, as it can harm our health in the long run. 💪