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April 6

White bread

This may or may not be a stupid question, but I need help with determining how to stay away from white bread. How do you know if an item is white bread so I know to stay away from it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 118.208.213.251 (talk) 04:52, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

Courtesy link: White bread. -- ToE 05:55, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

Try the Rye, not the Kaiser. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 07:23, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

I assume that the question is how to distinguish loaves or slices of white bread from whole wheat bread just by their looks. When buying packaged bread, the label on the package should supply the information; otherwise, ask the seller. Just by appearance, whole wheat bread tends to be darker, more brown, than white bread. Compare images of white bread and whole wheat bread. Whole wheat bread is somewhat healthier than white bread (more dietary fibre, vitamins B and E and micronutrients), but white bread is not by itself unhealthy. Added ingredients (such as molasses or high-fructose corn syrup) may make either type less healthy.  --Lambiam 07:35, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

Those images primarily remind me of the terrible monotony of what Americans call bread. SCNR ⌘ _hugarheimur 08:48, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

Yes, the label on the bread packaging should state whether the flour used is either "wholemeal wheat flour" (i.e. "brown"), or just "wheat flour" (i.e. "white"). Sometimes a blend of the two is used, in which case the type of flour that is the greater proportion should be listed first (at least in the UK). PaleCloudedWhite (talk) 07:54, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

(N.B. Wholemeal wheat flour is often listed as simply "whole wheat flour".) PaleCloudedWhite (talk) 07:58, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

One also needs to be careful between something labeled as "whole grain wheat bread" or just "wheat bread", which may have slightly different flavor but is otherwise nutritionally indistinguishable from white bread. The best method for distinguishing breads by nutritional value to to read the ingredients label and nutritional facts, and NOT from the name on the front. Marketing can be deceptive, but companies are generally required to accurately list ingredients and nutritional information. this article has some good information on how to identify if bread is whole grain or not. --Jayron32 12:40, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

The best bread is made from stoneground wholemeal flour. Mjroots (talk) 09:40, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

The best bread is green, daddy-o. Clarityfiend (talk) 18:08, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

Dude, The Best of Bread is groovy. 2603:6081:1C00:1187:589A:24D7:BCFA:E214 (talk) 17:45, 9 April 2021 (UTC)