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Bretzel
Bretzel
Low concern
Whole baked-grain product; main nutritional concerns are sodium (especially salted varieties) and refined carbohydrate content. Contains wheat allergen.
Found in
2,969 products
What it is
Pretzel — wheat-based snack/bread shaped into a knot, dipped in alkali (lye or baking soda) before baking, then often salted.
Whole baked-good snack/bread.
Why it's flagged
- high sodium
- wheat allergen
- refined carbohydrate
What regulators actually say
"Most dietary sodium (over 70%) comes from eating packaged and prepared foods—not from table salt added to food when cooking or eating."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Whole-food bakery product; standard food labeling rules apply.
European Union — EFSA
Whole-food bakery product.
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