Kwality Brown Bread — DUMP
Munch or Dump rates Kwality Brown Bread by Kwality DUMP — score 20/90.
It's marketed as wholesome brown bread, but it's built on refined maida plus hydrogenated palm fat - the classic trans-fat source - and a stack of preservatives, emulsifiers and improvers.
Why this verdict
- Hydrogenated vegetable (palm) fat - the main industrial source of trans fat, linked to raised LDL and heart disease
- Refined wheat flour (maida) sits next to the atta, so it's far from pure whole grain
- Added sugar plus a stack of preservative, emulsifier, acidity regulator and dough improvers
- NOVA 4 ultra-processed - reads more like a bakery formulation than real bread
Ingredients (13)
- Whole wheat flour (Atta) (safe) — Whole grain flour with fibre and minerals - the one genuinely good thing here.
- Refined Wheat Flour (Maida) (moderate) — Stripped white flour - spikes blood sugar and undercuts the whole-grain claim.
- WHEAT BRAN (safe) — Adds fibre; a small positive.
- Sugar (moderate) — Added sugar sitting ahead of cocoa; the main flavor driver here.
- wheat gluten (safe) — Added protein/structure; fine unless you're gluten sensitive.
- Malt Extract (moderate) — Another sugar source used for colour and sweetness.
- Hydrogenated Vegetable (Palm) Fat (harmful) — Partially hardened oil - the classic industrial trans-fat source, raises bad cholesterol and harms heart health.
- Edible Vegetable (Palm) Oil (moderate) — Refined oil high in saturated fat.
- Preservative (INS 282, Calcium Propionate) (moderate) — Mould inhibitor; signals a long-shelf-life processed product.
- Acidity Regulator (INS 260, Acetic Acid) (moderate) — Processing aid for pH and shelf life.
- Emulsifier (INS 481) (moderate) — Sodium stearoyl lactylate - a dough-softening emulsifier typical of ultra-processed bread.
- Improvers (INS 1100, 170(1)) (moderate) — Amylase enzyme and calcium carbonate dough conditioners - industrial bakery additives.
- Antioxidant INS 300 (ascorbic acid) (safe) — Vitamin C used as a flour treatment/antioxidant; harmless.