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Loaf white bread
Plant Based Foods And Beverages · 0021130130207

Loaf white bread

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Calcium propionate).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 26 Feb 2026

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Calcium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  2. Calcium phosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Wheat flour61.3%No flag›
  • Wheat flour32.3%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour14.5%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3757.3%No flag
  • Reduced iron3.6%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.8%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.9%No flag
  • Folic acid0.9%No flag›
  • Water19.3%No flag›
  • Sugar3.3%No flag›
  • Yeast3.3%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of each of the following0.6%No flag
  • Salt0.6%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.6%No flag›
  • Distilled vinegar0.6%No flag›
  • Yeast nutrient0.6%No flag
  • Ammonium sulfate · E5170.6%No flag
  • Flour treatment agent0.6%No flag
  • Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E4810.3%No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E3000.1%No flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341i0.1%No flag
  • Soya flour0.6%No flag›
  • Malted barley0.6%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.6%No flag›
  • Calcium propionate · E2820.6%Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • Mold inhibitor0.6%No flag
  • Calcium sulfate · E5160.6%No flag
  • Enzyme0.6%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder6.2%No flag
  • Calcium phosphates (E341)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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Enriched unbleached wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin and folic acid), water, sugar, yeast, contains 2% or less of each of the following: salt, soybean oil, distilled vinegar, yeast nutrient (ammonium sulfate), dough conditioners (sodium stearoyl lactylate, ascorbic acid, monocalcium phosphate), defatted soy flour, extract of malted barley, dextrose, calcium propionate (mold inhibitor), calcium sulfate (source of calcium), enzymes, nonfat dry milk.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 26 Feb 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Calcium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 low · 7 not assessed

7 of 10 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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