Although most protein breads are presented in a sliced bread version, in this case we find a low-carb toasted bread. Its price will not leave you indifferent, since it costs 2.95 euros a bag of 200 gramsso the kilo would come to 12.95 euros.
Ingredients and nutritional value
Anitin is the brand responsible for manufacturing this new Mercadona bread low in carbohydrates. It is famous for making other types of bread and breadsticks for this supermarket chain, although it will surely revolutionize with this new bet.
The ingredients of this bread are: «mix of flours and vegetable proteins (38%) (rice protein, whole rye flour, whole chickpea flour, hydrolyzed wheat protein), wheat gluten, flax seeds (15%), sesame (7%), sunflower seeds sunflower (7%), extra virgin olive oil, yeast and salt«.
As for the nutrients in this protein-rich bread, for every 100 grams we find:
- Energy: 409 calories
- Fat: 21.4 grams
- of which saturated: 3.1 grams
- monounsaturated: 10.3 grams
- polyunsaturated: 8 grams
- Carbohydrates: 13 grams
- of which sugars: 1.7 grams
- Dietary fiber: 11.3 grams
- Proteins: 46.5 grams
- Salt: 1.1 grams
Once opened, to better appreciate its qualities, it is recommended to consume it within 5 days.
It is healthy?
To be a bread, its calorie intake is very high. This implies that it is recommended in hypercaloric or volume diets, but its consumption must be limited for weight and fat loss. Being toasted bread can generate a certain confidence and not realize the amount we eat (something similar to what happens with the peaks).
Although its ingredients seem very healthy, it is not without only 38% flour. A very small number to make bread. In addition, we find that the second most present component is gluten. Much of the protein listed in this bread comes from glutenso it’s not as interesting as if it came from another source.
Another factor to take into account is the price. A 200-gram bag costs almost 3 euros, so we should reflect on whether it really is so interesting for our diet as to buy it regularly. In the end, some 100% wholemeal croutons are around the euro at Mercadona and are much lower in calories. They do contain carbohydrates, yes, but we must not make the mistake of demonizing one of the fundamental macronutrients for the body.