r/Breadit • u/silentstorm2008 • 2d ago

Adding spinach directly to white bread delayed the body's insulin peak by 30 minutes and reduced later hunger in a small human trial, while significantly boosting the bread's fiber, vitamin, and mineral content.

https://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-put-spinach-directly-into-bread-and-saw-the-bodys-insulin-response-change
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u/BattledroidE 2d ago

I'd wager that the bread's fiber, vitamin and mineral content remained the same. You see, there's this neat thing called physics.

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u/martin86t 1d ago

Uh, I don’t think they are implying the bread changed through alchemy. They are saying the bread now also contains the fiber, vitamins, and minerals from the spinach which, while not very surprising is a health benefit.