Psst Enriched Wheat Bread — DUMP
Munch or Dump rates Psst Enriched Wheat Bread by Psst... DUMP — score 20/90.
Calls itself 'wheat bread' but it's mostly refined enriched flour with added corn syrup and a stack of dough conditioners, including azodicarbonamide.
Why this verdict
- Refined enriched flour is #1; real whole wheat is a minor add-in
- Sweetened with high fructose corn syrup
- Azodicarbonamide dough conditioner (banned in the EU and UK)
- Stacked emulsifiers and conditioners make this ultra-processed
- Calcium propionate preservative for shelf life
Ingredients (11)
- unbleached enriched flour (moderate) — Refined wheat flour with synthetic vitamins added back; fast carbs, stripped of fiber.
- WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR (safe) — The one whole-grain ingredient here, but it sits far down the list behind refined flours.
- High Fructose Corn Syrup (concerning) — A second refined sweetener stacked on the first; fructose load is linked to fatty liver and metabolic strain.
- Soybean Oil (moderate) — Refined high-omega-6 seed oil used to fake creaminess
- Vital Wheat Gluten (moderate) — Isolated wheat protein added for structure; a sign of industrial dough engineering.
- Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate (moderate) — Synthetic emulsifier that fakes a creamy texture without cream.
- Azodicarbonamide (harmful) — Industrial dough conditioner and bleaching agent banned in the EU, UK, and Australia over safety concerns. The 'yoga mat' chemical.
- Monocalcium Phosphate (safe) — Leavening acid; safe in these amounts.
- calcium propionate (moderate) — Mold-inhibiting preservative. Generally tolerated but a sign this is shelf-stable industrial bread.
- yeast (safe) — Standard leavening, fine.
- Salt (moderate) — Ready meals tend to run salt-heavy; watch the sodium.