Seasoned garlic knots

Breakdown

4 ingredients to avoid

Publix Seasoned garlic knots scores 30/100 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. 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.

Publix Seasoned garlic knots lists 18 ingredients, starting with Enriched Wheat Flour, Water, Sugar, Soybean Oil and Yeast. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 30/100 Publix Seasoned garlic knots scores worse than most bread we have scored. A higher-scoring option in bread is jovial 100% Organic Einkorn All-Purpose Flour at 100/100.