Healthiest Bread in UK Supermarkets: Best Loaves to Buy

Choosing the healthiest bread in UK supermarkets is not as simple as picking the darkest loaf or one labelled sourdough. A good wholemeal bread is often a healthier everyday choice, but fibre, salt, added sugar, oils and preservatives all matter too. In this guide, I’ve compared some of the best supermarket options, including sliced loaves, sourdoughs, pittas and flatbreads. Quick Guide to Healthier Supermarket Breads There is no perfect packaged bread, and every option on this list has at least one compromise. This table gives you a quick overview before we look at each bread in more detail. BreadWhy it stands outMain compromiseWhere to buyJason’s Wholemeal CiabattinWholemeal, high in fibre and made with just five ingredientsMore expensive than a basic supermarket loaf and not stocked in every branchTesco, ASDA, Morrisons, Waitrose and OcadoSainsbury’s WholemealHigh in fibre, reasonably low in salt and no calcium propionateContains rapeseed oilSainsbury’sM&S Only 4 Ingredients Wholegrain RyeVery high in fibre with an exceptionally simple ingredient listSalt is on the higher side and the texture is quite denseM&SBertinet Bakery Seeded SourdoughHigh in fibre, made with seeds...