Butter Bread

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Is Butter Bread healthy?

Butter Bread scores 60/100 on Scout's independent analysis of ingredients, additives, and lab results — a fair-to-good score — solid, with tradeoffs. This bread is made with enriched wheat flour, which is a refined ingredient lacking the fiber and nutrients of whole grains.

How processed is Butter Bread?

Butter Bread is NOVA Group 3: Processed Foods.

Which ingredients drive Butter Bread's score?

In Scout's ingredient-by-ingredient analysis, Niacin counts in its favor; Enriched Wheat Flour, Sugar are flagged as ingredients of concern. The full breakdown, with why each one matters, is in the Key ingredients section on this page.

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Butter Bread

Mrs Baird's
60 Fair

Analysis updated July 2026 · How Scout scores

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Beneficial ingredients 1
Harmful ingredients 2
Owned by Grupo Industrial Bimbo S.A. de C.V
Category Bread
Summary

This bread is made with enriched wheat flour, which is a refined ingredient lacking the fiber and nutrients of whole grains. The presence of added sugar contributes to its processed nature, potentially impacting blood sugar levels. While it avoids some of the most harmful additives, the use of refined ingredients and moderate processing level limit its healthfulness.

Key ingredients 8

Niacin
Good

Beneficial ingredient — whole-food or functional value in this product class.

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Malted Barley Flour
Neutral

Derived from sprouted barley and used to improve dough rise, texture, and browning during baking.

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Reduced Iron
Neutral

Added to fortify the flour, restoring some of the iron content lost during the refining process.

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Thiamin Mononitrate
Neutral

A stable form of vitamin B1 used to enrich the refined flour.

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Water
Neutral

Essential basic ingredient used to hydrate the dough and activate the yeast.

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Yeast
Neutral

Natural leavening agent that ferments sugars to create carbon dioxide, helping the bread rise.

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Enriched Wheat Flour
Bad

Refined grain flour stripped of bran and germ.

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Sugar
Bad

Refined added sugar.

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Processing

Group 3 · Processed

Processed Foods

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