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Toast bread in the test: contamination with mineral oil - two breads fail

2021-01-06T04:49:37.357Z


Öko-Test examined 20 toast for harmful substances. Contamination with mineral oil components was found in eight toasts.


Öko-Test examined 20 toast for harmful substances.

Contamination with mineral oil components was found in eight toasts.

Toast

is popular as a snack or breakfast

bread

.

You can top it sweet with Nutella or jam or savory with sausage and cheese.

If you are not one of those people who even bake your own toast *, you can probably buy it in the supermarket.

But be careful: some

toast have a mineral oil problem

, as Öko-Test has now found out in a test.

Öko-Test examines toast: mineral oil and high acrylamide values

20 toasted breads

were tested for

harmful substances

by Öko-Test

and tasted, including products from Aldi, Penny and Lidl, but also well-known brands such as Golden Toast.

Whole-grain

toasts

in particular were checked

, but also other toasted breads and spelled bread for toasting.

The result: some defects, especially

residues of pesticides and mineral oil

were found.

In two organic toast breads, the level of mineral oil contamination is so high that they fail the eco test.

Öko-Test also criticizes other ingredients: the toasts from Penny and Rewe, for example, had comparatively

high acrylamide

values ​​when toasted golden brown

.

Acrylamide is a carcinogenic substance that forms when roasting.

For this reason, you shouldn't toast your bread too dark either!

Öko-Test

also

rates

the

salt content

in two toast breads as too high: The "Herzberger Bio 100% Whole Grain Toast Bread" and the "Ammerländer Bio Whole Grain Sandwich"

contain more than 1.2 grams of salt per 100 grams of toast.

Reason: Permanently high salt consumption can promote high blood pressure and thus secondary diseases such as strokes.

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These two toasted breads fail the eco-test: we do not recommend buying them

toast

Öko-Test verdict

Reason

Backhaus Bioland Whole Grain Toast

inadequate

45 milligrams of mineral oil components (MOSH) per kilogram.

Ammerländer organic wholemeal sandwich

insufficient

In addition to MOSH, aromatic mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOAH) were also detected.

To explain:

MOSH

(mineral oil components) accumulate in human organs.

That is why their content in food should be as low as possible.

The problematic group of substances

MOAH

(mineral oil hydrocarbons) can also include carcinogenic substances. 

But how does

mineral oil get

into toast

?

Öko-Test names technical white oils as a possible source, which are used as

lubricating grease

on machines during production.

The manufacturers of the two toasted breads that failed in the test were contacted and announced that they would investigate the causes or have already remedied them.

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this ingenious sandwich trick saves you a lot of time and work.

Toast in the eco-test: Recommendations for eight products rated "very good"

Of the 20 toasted breads tested, eight received the

top rating “very good”

- but only

one of

them was

organic toasted bread

.

Toast

Manufacturer

Beumer & Lutum organic toasted whole wheat bread

Beumer & Lutum organic toasted whole wheat bread

Ears of gold wholemeal toast

Aldi south

Golden Toast Whole Wheat Toast

Lieken

Grafschafter wholemeal toast

Lidl

Harry Whole Wheat Toast

Harry bread

Whole wheat toast every day

Central trading company

K-Classic Whole Wheat Toast

Kaufland

Kornmühle whole wheat toast

Netto Marken-Discount

Tips for the correct storage of toasted bread

  • Once opened, store toast

    in a

    bread box

    to prevent mold.

    It gets stale in the fridge.

  • Even if only one slice of the toast pack is moldy: Don't eat the other slices either.

    Mold spores can spread quickly even if you can't see them.

  • You shouldn't eat charred bread because of its acrylamide levels.

    Even if you scrape off the top dark layer, it won't remove all the pollutants.

  • Toast bread is great to freeze: Simply place small portions in freezer bags in the freezer and, if necessary, simply defrost and toast the slices in the toaster.

(mad) * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.

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Source: oekotest.de

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Source: merkur

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