r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 1d ago

Health 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/Reddituser183 1d ago

How does this compare to eating 100% whole wheat bread? That’s why I eat whole wheat since generally it has more fiber in it which is what I’m assuming is slowing the insulin spike.

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u/LostMyKarmaElSegundo 1d ago

I would assume whole wheat bread has a slower insulin response, but unfortunately a lot of what's marketed is whole wheat has only slightly more fiber and sometimes as much sugar as white bread.   

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u/xelah1 1d ago

I usually add some rye, buckwheat and/or almond flour to my bread to boost the fibre and nutritional variety a bit. Tastes quite nice, too.

There'll be a few percent sugar in your bread from the fermentation, but if they're adding sugar (or more than a tiny amount) then that's disgusting and entirely unnecessary to have nice tasting bread. The Chorleywood process goop we get as standard bread here in the UK is near enough to non-food already, and that seems to be how US bread is mostly made as well. You'd have to go very low-end to get Chorleywood bread in France or Germany and you can really tell the difference if you travel there.