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Alfaro's Golden Wheat Bakery Bread: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-19 · Alfaro's

Quick answer

Occasional Choice

Alfaro's golden wheat bakery bread received a Longevity Score of 78 out of 100 (occasional choice). Mostly enriched wheat with some whole wheat and bran; modest fiber, low fat, and simple ingredients, with added sugar and soybean oil. Strengths include whole wheat flour and wheat bran, low saturated fat and modest calories per slice, and relatively short ingredient list for packaged bread, while main considerations include enriched refined wheat flour is the primary ingredient, low fiber per slice (about 1 g), and added sugar and honey; soybean oil included.

Longevity Score 78/100

What helped the score?

  • Contains whole wheat flour and wheat bran
  • Low saturated fat and modest calories per slice
  • Relatively short ingredient list for packaged bread

What held the score back?

  • Enriched refined wheat flour is the primary ingredient
  • Low fiber per slice (about 1 g)
  • Added sugar and honey; soybean oil included

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Alfaro's Golden Wheat Bakery Bread
Category
Bakery & Bread (source: Breads & Buns)
GTIN / UPC
00763946225073
Serving size
38 g (1 slice)
Source data — ingredients
Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
Healthy Food Guide analysis
Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
Data last verified

Alfaro's

Golden Wheat Bakery Bread

Occasional Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Occasional Choice

Mostly enriched wheat with some whole wheat and bran; modest fiber, low fat, and simple ingredients, with added sugar and soybean oil.

What Stands Out

Low Fiber

1g fiber

4% DV

Refined Grains

Enriched wheat flour

Added Sweetener

Sugar

Contains Seed Oils

Vegetable oil (soybean)

Whole Foods

Whole wheat flour, Wheat bran

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Key Positives

  • Contains whole wheat flour and wheat bran
  • Low saturated fat and modest calories per slice
  • Relatively short ingredient list for packaged bread

Key Concerns

  • Enriched refined wheat flour is the primary ingredient
  • Low fiber per slice (about 1 g)
  • Added sugar and honey; soybean oil included

Ingredient Signals

Whole-food ingredients

Whole wheat flourWheat branOlive oil

Processing signals

Enriched wheat flourWheat glutenCommercial bread processing

Additives

Soy lecithinNatural flavorsCitric acidCultured wheat flour

Seed oils

Vegetable oil (soybean)

Added sweeteners

SugarHoney

Ingredients

Ingredient list

ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, REDUCED IRON, NIACIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID], WATER, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, WHEAT GLUTEN, YEAST, HONEY, SEA SALT, WHEAT BRAN, OLIVE OIL, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN), CONTAINS 0.5% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: CULTURED WHEAT FLOUR, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVORS, CITRIC ACID, GRAIN VINEGAR.

Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.

Macronutrients

Calories

100

5% DV

Total Carbs

19g

7% DV

Protein

4g

8% DV

Saturated Fat

0g

0% DV

Fiber

1g

4% DV

Net Carbs

18g

7% DV

Sugar

3g

Added Sugar

3g

6% DV

Total Fat

1.5g

2% DV

Sodium

190mg

8% DV

Cholesterol

0mg

0% DV

Unsaturated Fat

1.5g

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories1005% DV
Total Carbs19g7% DV
Protein4g8% DV
Saturated Fat0g0% DV
Fiber1g4% DV
Net Carbs18g7% DV
Sugar3g—
Added Sugar3g6% DV
Total Fat1.5g2% DV
Sodium190mg8% DV
Cholesterol0mg0% DV
Unsaturated Fat1.5g—

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Amounts are per labeled serving from source data. Check the package for the final values.

Longevity scores estimate how this product’s nutrition and ingredient profile fit longer-term eating patterns. Formulations can vary — check the package label. Not medical advice. Some nutrient values may be estimated when the label is incomplete.

How this product may fit different goals

The same food can look different depending on what matters most to you. Here is a general preview of how this product may align with several common goals.

  • Low-Spike Stability

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Low fiber (1g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Low saturated fat (0g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Lower protein (4g)

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Sweetener signals (Sugar, Honey)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Modest calories per serving (100 kcal)

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  • Athletic Fueling

    Supportive

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Useful energy (100 kcal)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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Understanding the Longevity analysis

What the Longevity analysis evaluates

The Longevity analysis looks at how a food fits broader dietary patterns over time. It combines nutritional composition with processing and ingredient-quality considerations, including ideas that originated in Meal Power Points and Food Integrity. The Longevity Score summarizes that wider picture on a 0–100 scale. It is educational context for packaged foods, not medical advice and not a guarantee of health outcomes.

Nutrients, balance, processing, and ingredients

Nutritional composition matters: protein, fiber, carbohydrates, glucose-related characteristics, fats, sodium, and micronutrients all influence how a food may support or challenge different dietary goals. Processing level and ingredient quality still count, because formulation can change the practical meaning of an otherwise tidy nutrient panel. Longevity treats those dimensions together rather than as a single nutrient number.

Who may prioritize Longevity

People following low-carbohydrate, keto-style, high-protein, glucose-conscious, or longevity-focused eating patterns often start with the Longevity analysis. It is also useful when you want one place that connects macros and micros with how processed the food is and how the ingredient list reads. The Longevity Score is designed for that broader comparison across products.

How Longevity differs from Food Integrity

Food Integrity is the focused analysis of processing, ingredients, additives, purity, and transparency. Longevity is the broader analysis of nutritional composition, metabolic and dietary characteristics, processing, and ingredient quality. A strong nutritional profile may still deserve closer Food Integrity review when additives, oils, sweeteners, or processing level raise questions the nutrient panel does not answer on its own.

Why the analyses overlap—and why to review both

The overlap is intentional. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, while Food Integrity remains separately useful for deeper formulation detail. The two views are meant to complement each other, not cancel each other out. Some people reasonably prioritize one analysis based on their goals; reviewing both can reveal tradeoffs that one score alone may not show.

Common questions about this product

Is Alfaro's Golden Wheat Bakery Bread highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Highly processed. That reflects formulation and processing signals from the ingredient analysis — not a medical or regulatory classification.

Why are the Longevity and Food Integrity scores different?

Longevity emphasizes nutrition per serving and longer-term dietary alignment. Food Integrity emphasizes ingredients, additives, processing, and label transparency. The same product can score differently on those lenses.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Alfaro's Golden Wheat Bakery Bread shows about 0.99g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Alfaro's Golden Wheat Bakery Bread: 3g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Sugar, Honey. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Contains whole wheat flour and wheat bran; Low saturated fat and modest calories per slice; Relatively short ingredient list for packaged bread.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Enriched refined wheat flour is the primary ingredient; Low fiber per slice (about 1 g); Added sugar and honey; soybean oil included.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same bakery & bread differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

Other published analyses in Bakery & Bread, selected from the same Healthy Food Guide catalog.

Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis

  1. Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
  2. Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
  3. How the Longevity Score is calculated
  4. How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
  5. Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
  6. Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
  7. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions. Full sources and safety details.
Label accuracy and safety information

Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

Sources, citations & safety

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