Italian Bread

How it scored 60 / 100

Nutrition snapshot

Ingredients 24 listed

• 1 Fortified Wheat Flour
  Wheat flour to which specific micronutrients (typically iron, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, and folic acid) have been added during milling to…
  Low
• 2 Water
  Water intended for human consumption; the most common ingredient in processed foods and beverages. Bottled water is regulated as a food unde…
  Safe
• 3 Yeast
  Single-celled fungus, primarily Saccharomyces cerevisiae, used in fermentation and baking. A whole-food microorganism with millennia of food…
  Safe
• 4 Salt
  Sodium chloride (NaCl), a crystalline mineral compound composed of roughly 40% sodium and 60% chloride by mass.
  Low
• 5 Sugar
  Sucrose, a disaccharide of glucose and fructose, refined from sugarcane or sugar beets.
  Moderate
• 6 Soya Oil
  Vegetable oil extracted from soybeans (Glycine max), typically refined, bleached, and deodorized. High in polyunsaturated fats, particularly…
  Low
• 7 Calcium Propionate
  Calcium propionate, the calcium salt of propionic acid, used as a preservative against mold and certain bacteria.
  Low
• 8 Mono- And Diacetyltartaric Acid Esters Of Mono- And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids
  Mono- and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (DATEM, E472e).
  Low
• 9 Mono- And Diglycerides Of Vegetable Fatty Acids
  Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (E471), emulsifiers derived from glycerol and fatty acids of plant or animal origin.
  Moderate
• 10 Grain Vinegar
  Vinegar produced by fermenting grain alcohol (typically corn, rice, or barley) into acetic acid.
  Safe
• 11 Soya Lecithin
  A naturally occurring mixture of phospholipids (phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol) extracted from soybean …
  Low
• 12 Citric Acid
  Citric acid (E330), a weak organic acid naturally present in citrus fruit and produced commercially via Aspergillus niger fermentation.
  Low
• 13 Wheat Gluten
  Protein component of wheat (gliadin and glutenin), separated from starch.
  Low
• 14 Potassium Iodate
  Inorganic iodine compound (KIO3) used as an oxidizing flour treatment agent and dough conditioner; also used in salt iodization.
  Moderate
• 15 Calcium Sulphate
  Calcium sulfate (CaSO4), a naturally occurring mineral (gypsum) used as a firming agent, dough conditioner, and calcium source in food.
  Low
• 16 Flour
  Powder from milled grain, typically wheat (Triticum spp.) unless otherwise specified.
  Low
• 17 Barley Malt Flour
  Flour milled from barley (Hordeum vulgare) that has been germinated (malted) and dried.
  Low
• 18 Reduced Iron
  Elemental iron powder (Fe) produced by reducing iron oxide with hydrogen or carbon monoxide; used as a food fortificant.
  Low
• 19 Nicotinic Acid
  Nicotinic acid (niacin or vitamin B3, pyridine-3-carboxylic acid). E375 is the EU additive code for its use as a vitamin/nutrient added to f…
  Low
• 20 Thiamin Mononitrate
  Synthetic, stable form of vitamin B1 (thiamine). The nitrate salt is preferred for fortification because it tolerates heat and humidity bett…
  Low
• 21 Riboflavin
  Riboflavin (vitamin B2), a water-soluble B vitamin. Used as a yellow-orange food color (E101) and as a vitamin fortificant.
  Low
• 22 Folic Acid
  Synthetic form of folate (vitamin B9). Pteroylmonoglutamic acid, a water-soluble B vitamin essential for DNA synthesis and red blood cell fo…
  Low
• 23 Preservative
  Generic umbrella term for unspecified preservative additive(s).
  Low
• 24 Thiamin
  Thiamin (vitamin B1) is an essential water-soluble B vitamin.
  Low