Hand Finished Seeded Sourdough Bread — OKAY
Munch or Dump rates Hand Finished Seeded Sourdough Bread by coop OKAY — score 60/90.
A genuinely clean bread for a supermarket loaf: real sourdough fermentation, a proper load of seeds, no added sugar and no emulsifiers or artificial additives. It just leans on refined white wheat flour instead of wholemeal, so it is solid rather than great.
Why this verdict
- Real sourdough fermentation and a meaningful seed mix (sunflower, linseed, millet, poppy, pumpkin)
- No added sugar, no emulsifiers, no artificial colours or flavours
- Main ingredient is refined white wheat flour, not wholemeal, so it is not a whole-grain loaf
- Fortification (calcium, iron, B vitamins) is added back because the refined flour lost its own
Ingredients (12)
- Wheat flour (fortified) (moderate) — Refined white flour is the dominant ingredient; fortified with calcium, iron, niacin and thiamin but stripped of the bran and germ of the whole grain.
- Water (safe) — Added back as a filler/texture agent; harmless but dilutes.
- Sunflower Seeds (4%) (safe) — Whole seed adding healthy fats, vitamin E and fibre.
- Brown Linseed (2%) (safe) — Good source of omega-3 ALA and fibre.
- rapeseed oil (moderate) — Refined oil added to the dough.
- rice flour (moderate) — Refined starch used to build the crispy clusters — fast-digesting carbs, low nutrition.
- Millet Seeds (2%) (safe) — Whole grain seed adding fibre and minerals.
- Rye Flour (moderate) — A small amount of refined flour for texture; contains gluten.
- Poppy Seeds (1%) (safe) — Whole seed, small nutrition boost.
- fermented wheat flour (safe) — The real sourdough component; fermentation can improve digestibility and lowers the glycaemic hit slightly.
- Salt (moderate) — Added for taste and mild preservation. Fine in small amounts but adds to daily sodium.
- Pumpkin Seeds (1%) (safe) — Whole seed adding magnesium, zinc and healthy fats.
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