How Do You Tell If Bread Is 100 Percent Whole Wheat?
• Read the label on the front of your wheat bread packaging. If it reads “100 percent wholewheat” anywhere, then by law it has to be just that. However, if the packaging says “100 percent wheat” it is more than likely baked with enriched wheat flour. • Flip the packaging over and read the first ingredient on the label. There are several words that, if included in the first ingredient, should raise an immediate flag that the loaf you are holding is not 100 percent wholewheat. These flagged terms include (but are not limited to) “enriched,” “unbleached” and “bleached.” • Check for colouring agents such as “caramel colour.” Such ingredients brown the bread to make it -look- like whole grain bread when it only contains enriched flour. Finally, if you’re still unsure, check out thejoyofeating.com (see Resources), to determine if your wheat bread is 100 percent wholewheat or not. Once you pinpoint your bread in the list of the top 100 wheat breads, click on the specific link to unveil its tr
