I know that nutrition score is decided compared to others in the same category. It still doesn’t make sense that Weizen is healthiest among all. Isn’t it a rule of thumb that darker breads are healthier?
by FiBarksdale
I know that nutrition score is decided compared to others in the same category. It still doesn’t make sense that Weizen is healthiest among all. Isn’t it a rule of thumb that darker breads are healthier?
by FiBarksdale
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Rule of thumb is that Nutri-Score is pretty useless.
Nutriscore is worthless.
It is more healthy than other breads in the weizen category, but not the best.
Vollkorn, dinkel and pumpernickel are different categories.
Also it is voluntary to write this on products, so most companies who display it are using tricks to make it look better
Not answering OP but so many comments say that the score is bullshit while https://www.bmel.de/DE/themen/ernaehrung/lebensmittel-kennzeichnung/freiwillige-angaben-und-label/nutri-score/nutri-score_node.html explains why it’s helpful and how it’s calculated.
It’s better than nothing, research proves that.
Weizen isn’t unhealthy and nutriscore is bullshit.
if a (german) bread, especially something like pumpernickel or other whole wheat bread, receive a low score it is due to the salt content. Usually 2% of the amount of flour.
Early on when the nutri score was new, I saw a frozen pizza with a green A that ticked me off a little. Since then, I’ve not trusted it, although now I understand the rating system a little, but I’ve already moved to another app for checking nutrition based scores like Yuka.
Rye bread might have more salt, I guess.
Or this is caused by the “best in class” approach if “class” is “wheat bread”.
Yeah, nutriscore is like the euro-Ncap rating. It is not really based off of a standard measurement it is based on a moving target relative to other products. It has no real value except as a comparison to similar products.
That’s not how the nutri score works!
It allows you to, for example,
compare Vollkornbrötchen to other Vollkornbrötchen.
But you can’t compare Vollkornbrötchen to Weizenbrötchen.
That’s like comparing apples with oranges.
Pun intended.
You might get the idea when I say that a piece of cardboard would probably also be rated A.
These categories are really really small. So it’s not the category “bread” but the category “bread made out of Weizen, not obligatorily with Vollkorn (maybe even a more specific category: half is Vollkorn), is pre-baked but has to be put in the oven, with yeast and sourdough, with gluten, has to be round and fluffy”
“Nutri-score” is a veeeery rough assessment of how healthy a product is. It was established by a conservative secretary of consumer protection who was clearly in the pocket of the food industry (not literally but through her party’s ties to the respective industry networks) and who opposed any more serious regulation.
How the Nutri Score works:
-) compares products of the same group which means it’s only compared to other “bake at home” rolls, not bread
-) doesn’t contain sugar and fats which makes it “healthier”. “Low” amount of salt as well.
-) no (harmful) additives
You read nutriscore wrong. It means it doesn’t harm when consumed in larger quantities. Not that it’s beneficial.
Use A as a base and then add a few worse scores in various directions like salt, carbs,… To meet you actual needs.
A isn’t good, but it doesn’t kill you.
Often the darker color in bread is produced through the use of sugar. Danke is not better.
Says who? This only compares Wheat bread rolls with other wheat bread rolls. It only compares foods that are comparable.
So definitely not wheatbread with Nutcake or a salad.
Good rule of thumb I learned from a nutritionist: If the label says “Vollkorn” it actually has to be whole grain and is usually one of the healthier breads (my rewe sells exactly one bread that has that label funnily)
Easy. Low fat, low sugar, medium to low level of fiber (could be higher) and some protein. That is usually what can be considered healthy concerning the macro nutrients.
The nutri score isn’t perfect but we need it. You need to strike a balance between simplicity and information. The type of people who need this score are the less educated and for them this score has to be very simple. Of course many of them will not change their lifestyle just because of this score but even if you reach 5 % that’s millions of people.
Many products receive a bad nutri score because too much sugar or too much salt which are the biggest issue right now.
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