Bread

[jills]

is there a loaf available to buy that is low in salt/sodium? Most breads have a high salt content, and I was wondering if there's an alternative (short of making my own....just don't have the time)?? Any suggestions?

[bernardo]

My mum once made home-made bread and accidentally forgot to put the salt in. It tasted yucky. So I wouldn't recommend it.

[jills]

yeah, I know what you're saying Bernardo. Just wondered if anyone made a bread for those on low sodium diets. Guess I could make my own and use Low Salt. Maybe it's not a go-er. Cheers.

[Gef]

Wht do you mean by a high/low sodium content? Most bread is about 0.4% sodium.

[jills]

bread is renowned for having a relatively high salt content. eg the current wholemeal loaf I have in the bread bin has 0.4g salt per slice (or 0.2g sodium...which is not 0.4% of a 3.6g slice!). That's a lot and in the nutritional info you get on packaging these days, it's classed as a HIGH salt food. (womens daily rec. salt intake is max. 5g salt, mans is 7g). People with for example blood pressure problems have to restrict their sodium (and therefore salt) intake, hence I wondered if anyone did a low salt/sodium loaf. The same applies to babies....you should ensure they only get the minimum amount of salt possible....so giving your little one a slice of brown bread as a sandwich would effectively be their entire salt allowance for the day.

[rekstout]

Sainsbury's used to do an uncut white loaf made with Lo-Salt. Other than that I suggest you try Holland and Barrett or similar.

[jills]

cheers rekstout, I'll go to Sainsburys and have a look. xx

[saffstar]

There's one I bought a couple of weeks ago, it's made by Hovis and it's called 'Best of Health' & is reduced salt amongst other things, it's very nice too. I found it in Sainsbury's so I assume it's available everywhere.

[jills]

Brilliant saffstar...I'll keep an eye out for it when I go to the supermarket (and handy it's Hovis, cos our nearest Sainsbury's is a bit of a trek).xx

[Gef]

I would just like to point out that salt alternatives such as lo salt contain potassium chloride which is naturally radioactive ;-)

[jills]

Thanks for that Gef. I'll take my chances tho....up here in Scotland each year, I'm pretty sure salt intake leads (directly or indirectly) to a higher number of deaths than radioactivity!P.S. Saffstar.....found that loaf in Asda...thanks again!

[Gef]

Sorry, jills I should have said 0.4g sodium per 100g bread ie 0.004%. Interestingly enough I have a leaflet from the Food Standards Agency Scotland which says that 0.001% is low and 0.005% is high but at the same time encouraging people to eat more bread. I'm sure I've seen a Warburton's loaf specifically targeted at women.

[zeus]

yeh i work in the bakery department in asda as a baker and you can get that brand of bread in there.