Bread

45 products ranked by Scout score

Best bread right now

Seitenbacher Sourdough Bread 97/100
Scout's analysis: Seitenbacher Sourdough Bread boasts an impressive score of 97/100, indicating its exceptional quality and health benefits. With no harmful substances or additives, this…
PACHA Organic & Gluten Free Buckwheat Sourdough Bread 97/100
Scout's analysis: PACHA Organic & Gluten Free Buckwheat Sourdough Bread scores an impressive 97/100, highlighting its health benefits from sprouted buckwheat, which is rich in nutrients…
Organic Bread of Heaven Sourdough Pizza Crust 95/100
Scout's analysis: The "Organic Bread of Heaven Sourdough Pizza Crust" scores an impressive 95/100, featuring beneficial ingredients such as organic unbleached wheat flour and sourdough…

What to skip

Sara Lee Honey Wheat Bread 1/100
Scout's analysis: Sara Lee Honey Wheat Bread scores 1/100. Independent testing found 180.73 ppb glyphosate — among the highest levels detected in bread. Despite 'honey wheat' branding…
Nature's Own Butterbread 3/100
Scout's analysis: Nature's Own Butterbread scores 3/100. Independent testing found 190.23 ppb glyphosate — among the highest levels detected in bread. Enriched flour base stripped of…
Wonder CLASSIC ENRICHED BUNS 5/100
Scout's analysis: This product is heavily penalized due to its use of refined enriched flour, high fructose corn syrup, and soybean oil, which are linked to negative health impacts such…

Independently lab-tested bread

6 of the 45 products ranked here have a lab panel on their pages — each measured amount, the level it falls in and the report it comes from. The highest-scoring five:

Dave's Killer Bread 21 Whole Grains and Seeds 49/100
Dave's Killer Bread White Done Right 48/100
Nature's Own Perfectly Crafted White 14/100
Wonder Bread Classic White 6/100
Nature's Own Butterbread 3/100
and 1 more in the ranking above

Ingredients to watch in bread

The flagged ingredients that show up most often across these 45 products. Each link opens Scout's analysis of the ingredient.

Sugar in 15 of 45
Soy Lecithin in 11 of 45
Enriched wheat flour in 9 of 45
Soybean oil in 8 of 45
Organic Cane Sugar in 5 of 45
Calcium propionate in 5 of 45

What the better bread have in common

Sea salt in 20 of 45
Organic vinegar in 7 of 45
Whole Wheat Flour in 5 of 45
Ascorbic acid in 5 of 45
Organic Acerola Cherry Powder in 5 of 45

Common questions about bread

What scores highest in bread on Scout?

Seitenbacher Sourdough Bread leads Scout's bread ranking at 97/100, followed by PACHA Organic & Gluten Free Buckwheat Sourdough Bread (97) and Organic Bread of Heaven Sourdough Pizza Crust (95). Scores compare products within the category on ingredients, processing, packaging and any lab results.

What should I avoid in bread?

Sara Lee Honey Wheat Bread scores 1/100, the lowest of the 45 products Scout has analyzed in bread; next lowest are Nature's Own Butterbread (3) and Wonder CLASSIC ENRICHED BUNS (5). Each product page lists the ingredients behind the number.

What drags scores down in bread?

Across these 45 products the most common flagged ingredients are Sugar, Soy Lecithin, Enriched wheat flour, Soybean oil, Organic Cane Sugar, Calcium propionate. Each appears in at least two of the products ranked here.

Is anything in bread independently lab tested?

6 of the 45 products on this page carry independent lab results — Dave's Killer Bread 21 Whole Grains and Seeds, Dave's Killer Bread White Done Right, Nature's Own Perfectly Crafted White, Wonder Bread Classic White, Nature's Own Butterbread and 1 more. Each of their product pages shows the measured amounts, the level each falls in and the report they come from.

How does Scout score bread?

Every product in bread gets one 1–100 score for comparison within its category: the full ingredient list judged by a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. Lab results are disclosed, not scored. Scout takes no payment for scores or placement.

How Scout scores bread

One 1–100 score per product, judged within its category: every ingredient on the label through a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. No brand pays for a score or a position on this list. Read the full methodology →