Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Deciphering labels

We've been getting a variety of whole wheat bread lately -- I won't give the brand. It's a smidgeon pricey, so I looked over the ingredients to see if this was something I could make myself. (And one in the household is keeping track of nutrition.) If I understand labeling rules, ingredients are supposed to be listed in order of their contribution by weight.

One of the ingredients is "Malted Barely Flour." OK...

The label says a loaf provides 17 serving sizes. Loaves consistently have 15 slices of bread, including the heels.

The loaf is listed as 1 lb. The kitchen scale says 1 lb 3 oz.

I'm not complaining, but has anybody looked at what they are advertising on their label?

Anyhow, the nutrition scaling factor is 1.34.

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  1. Assistant Village Idiot2:21 AM

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  2. Assistant Village Idiot2:22 AM

    I admit I always just take these things at face value. If the weight is 16 oz, it's 16 oz. Fortunately, the difference is not enough to matter for us. They may go over because they dare not go under.

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