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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

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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