Is Trader Joe's Whole Grain Bread made with normal ingredients?
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Too many industrial ingredients in this bread!
Microbial enzymes? Textured vegetable protein? This is not bread my grandmother would recognize. It's too processed!
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What’s actually inside
All 29 ingredients, analyzed.
29 ingredients27 clean · 1 caution · 1 flagged
- ORGANIC VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN
This is a concentrated protein fraction from wheat, a modern processed form of a real food.
- MICROBIAL ENZYMES
The generic term 'enzymes' without a specific source is considered an industrial processing aid.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
Is Trader Joe's Whole Grain Bread made with normal ingredients?▾
No. Trader Joe's Whole Grain Bread contains 1 industrial ingredient that wouldn't exist without a factory: MICROBIAL ENZYMES.
What ingredients are in Trader Joe's Whole Grain Bread?▾
Trader Joe's Whole Grain Bread by TRADER JOE'S contains 29 ingredients: WATER, ORGANIC WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, ORGANIC CRACKED WHEAT, YEAST, ORGANIC CORN MEAL, ORGANIC OATS, ORGANIC SUNFLOWER SEEDS, ORGANIC FLAX SEEDS, ORGANIC PUMPKIN SEEDS, ORGANIC WHOLE GRAIN SPELT, ORGANIC BARLEY FLAKES, ORGANIC WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC WHOLE KHORASAN WHEAT, ORGANIC RED QUINOA, ORGANIC POPPY SEEDS, ORGANIC WHEAT BRAN, ORGANIC OAT FIBER, ORGANIC AMARANTH FLOUR, ORGANIC WHEAT GERM, ORGANIC MILLET FLOUR, ORGANIC BUCKWHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC WHITE RICE FLOUR, ORGANIC HONEY, MICROBIAL ENZYMES, SEA SALT, ORGANIC DISTILLED VINEGAR, ASCORBIC ACID (DOUGH CONDITIONER).
What should I buy instead of Trader Joe's Whole Grain Bread?▾
We found 4 BREAD products made with real ingredients: Organic Whole Wheat Bread by TRADER JOE'S, SEEDED WHEAT by DELLA FATTORIA, Artisan Bread by TRADE JOE'S, and more. All of them passed Nonna's kitchen test.
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