Italian Bread

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 6 ingredients to avoid

Maier's Italian Bread scores 5/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. Per serving it carries 1g fiber, 3g protein and 1g sugar. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

Maier's Italian Bread lists 24 ingredients, starting with Enriched Wheat Flour, Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Reduced Iron and Niacin. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

80 kcal per serving, or 250 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Maier's Italian Bread on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 5/100 Maier's Italian Bread scores worse than most bakery we have scored. A higher-scoring option in bakery is jovial 100% Organic Einkorn All-Purpose Flour at 100/100.