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La Brea Bakery Sliced Multigrain Artisan Sandwich Bread: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-19 · La Brea Bakery

Quick answer

Occasional Choice

La Brea Bakery sliced multigrain artisan sandwich bread received a Longevity Score of 72 out of 100 (occasional choice). Gluten-free multigrain bread with some seeds and fiber, but refined starch base, added sugar, canola oil, and many additives limit its profile. Strengths include flax, sunflower, and pumpkin seeds, some fiber from psyllium and seeds, and no saturated fat per serving, while main considerations include refined gluten-free starch blend is the main base, multiple additives and gums, and canola oil and added sugar present.

Longevity Score 72/100

What helped the score?

  • Contains flax, sunflower, and pumpkin seeds
  • Some fiber from psyllium and seeds
  • No saturated fat per serving

What held the score back?

  • Refined gluten-free starch blend is the main base
  • Multiple additives and gums
  • Canola oil and added sugar present

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Product facts

Product
La Brea Bakery Sliced Multigrain Artisan Sandwich Bread
Category
Bakery & Bread (source: Breads & Buns)
GTIN / UPC
00013087901214
Serving size
49 g (2 slices)
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

La Brea Bakery

Sliced Multigrain Artisan Sandwich Bread

Occasional Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Occasional Choice

Gluten-free multigrain bread with some seeds and fiber, but refined starch base, added sugar, canola oil, and many additives limit its profile.

What Stands Out

Refined Grains

Refined starch blend (corn, tap…

Added Sweetener

Sugar

Contains Seed Oils

Canola oil

Good Fiber

3g fiber

11% DV

Whole Foods

Flax seeds, Sunflower seeds

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

Key Positives

  • Contains flax, sunflower, and pumpkin seeds
  • Some fiber from psyllium and seeds
  • No saturated fat per serving

Key Concerns

  • Refined gluten-free starch blend is the main base
  • Multiple additives and gums
  • Canola oil and added sugar present

Ingredient Signals

Whole-food ingredients

Flax seedsSunflower seedsPumpkin seedsSorghum, brown rice, amaranth, millet flours

Processing signals

Refined starch blend (corn, tapioca, potato starch)Enriched/fortified flours and vitaminsCellulose-based fiber ingredients

Additives

Xanthan gumModified cellulose gumCellulose gumEnzymesCultured corn syrup solids

Seed oils

Canola oil

Added sweeteners

SugarInvert sugarMolasses powder

Ingredients

Ingredient list

WATER, GLUTEN FREE BLEND (CORN STARCH, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, TAPIOCA STARCH, POTATO STARCH, SORGHUM FLOUR, WHITE RICE FLOUR, BROWN RICE FLOUR, AMARANTH FLOUR), CANOLA OIL, SUGAR, PSYLLIUM, YEAST, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: DRIED EGG WHITE, INVERT SUGAR, WHOLE FLAX SEEDS, CORN FLAKES, SUNFLOWER SEEDS, MILLET, PUMPKIN SEEDS, SALT, CULTURED CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, MOLASSES POWDER, MODIFIED CELLULOSE GUM, CELLULOSE GUM, POWDERED CELLULOSE, XANTHAN GUM, ENZYMES, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID.

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

Macronutrients

Calories

130

7% DV

Total Carbs

24g

9% DV

Protein

2g

4% DV

Saturated Fat

0g

0% DV

Fiber

3g

11% DV

Net Carbs

21g

8% DV

Sugar

3g

Added Sugar

3g

6% DV

Total Fat

4g

5% DV

Sodium

310mg

13% DV

Cholesterol

0mg

0% DV

Unsaturated Fat

4g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories1307% DV
Total Carbs24g9% DV
Protein2g4% DV
Saturated Fat0g0% DV
Fiber3g11% DV
Net Carbs21g8% DV
Sugar3g—
Added Sugar3g6% DV
Total Fat4g5% DV
Sodium310mg13% DV
Cholesterol0mg0% DV
Unsaturated Fat4g—

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

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Low sugar (3g)

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Added-sodium ingredients (Mentions "salt". See ingredients for details.)

    This product has 2 additional signals 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 (2g)

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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, Invert sugar)

    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 (130 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: Available carbohydrates (24g)

    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 La Brea Bakery Sliced Multigrain Artisan Sandwich 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?

La Brea Bakery Sliced Multigrain Artisan Sandwich Bread shows about 2.99g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

La Brea Bakery Sliced Multigrain Artisan Sandwich Bread: 3g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Sugar, Invert sugar. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Contains flax, sunflower, and pumpkin seeds; Some fiber from psyllium and seeds; No saturated fat per serving.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Refined gluten-free starch blend is the main base; Multiple additives and gums; Canola oil and added sugar present.

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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