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Choosing healthier bread

  • Fresh bread smells great - but some loaves are twice as salty as others
  • Which? experts compare salt levels in fresh bakery bread and prepackaged loaves
  • FSA guidelines for how much salt you should be eating

What's in this guide

Salt: the basics

Find out how much salt you should be eating, and why too much is bad for you.

Bakery bread

Use our tables to compare salt levels in bakery loaves from six supermarkets.

Prepackaged bread

At-a-glance comparison of levels of salt in prepackaged supermarket loaves.

Bread FAQs

The best way to store bread, why supermarkets don’t label their bakery bread, and more.