Should I pick brown or white bread?
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Most of us face this confusion everyday at bread shelf. Health concious fellows may pick the brown one as natural brown or dark brown colour relates to the presence of whole grain; which is dense in nutrients,
antioxidants and phytochemicals.
This colour impression is missleading. There is a diffrence between brown and bran or whole grain bread. Brown colour bread may contain caramalized suagr or some colouring agent giving characterstic colour of whole wheat bread.
Whole grain bread is made up of whole wheat flour having grem, bran and starchy endosperm. Have a look at structure of whole grain.
For white bread production refined flour is used. The refining process sift out nutrient rich bran and germ, leaving the starchy endosperm. White bread lacks nutrients of bran and germs like Fiber, vitamin E and B, magnesium, manganese, iron, phosphorous, potassium and zinc. Also, white bread and brown colour bread contains large proportion of high glycemic index carbohydrates.
Whole grain bread is made up of whole wheat flour having grem, bran and starchy endosperm. Have a look at structure of whole grain.
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For white bread production refined flour is used. The refining process sift out nutrient rich bran and germ, leaving the starchy endosperm. White bread lacks nutrients of bran and germs like Fiber, vitamin E and B, magnesium, manganese, iron, phosphorous, potassium and zinc. Also, white bread and brown colour bread contains large proportion of high glycemic index carbohydrates.
So next time when you are facing the bread shelf, read the ingredients list at the label to make the right choice.
