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Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse Honey Wheat Bread: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-19 · Pepperidge Farm

Quick answer

Frequent Choice

Pepperidge Farm farmhouse honey wheat bread received a Longevity Score of 84 out of 100 (frequent choice). Whole wheat bread with a short ingredient list, though added sugars, enriched flour, and preservatives lower its score. Strengths include whole wheat flour is the first ingredient, about 2 g fiber per serving, and modest protein and low saturated fat, while main considerations include added sugars plus honey and molasses, enriched refined flour included, and soybean oil and preservatives present.

Longevity Score 84/100

What helped the score?

  • Whole wheat flour is the first ingredient
  • About 2 g fiber per serving
  • Modest protein and low saturated fat

What held the score back?

  • Added sugars plus honey and molasses
  • Enriched refined flour included
  • Soybean oil and preservatives present

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse Honey Wheat Bread
Category
Bakery & Bread (source: Bread)
GTIN / UPC
00014100098959
Serving size
49 g
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

Pepperidge Farm

Farmhouse Honey Wheat Bread

Frequent Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Frequent Choice

Whole wheat bread with a short ingredient list, though added sugars, enriched flour, and preservatives lower its score.

What Stands Out

Low Fiber

2g fiber

7% DV

Refined Grains

Enriched wheat flour

Added Sweetener

Brown sugar

Contains Seed Oils

Soybean oil

Good Protein

5g protein

10% DV

Whole Foods

Whole wheat flour, Honey

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

Key Positives

  • Whole wheat flour is the first ingredient
  • About 2 g fiber per serving
  • Modest protein and low saturated fat
  • Minimal artificial colors

Key Concerns

  • Added sugars plus honey and molasses
  • Enriched refined flour included
  • Soybean oil and preservatives present
  • Sodium around 180 mg per slice

Ingredient Signals

Whole-food ingredients

Whole wheat flourHoneyMolasses

Processing signals

Enriched wheat flourDough conditioners

Additives

Calcium propionateSorbic acidDATEMSodium stearoyl lactylateMonoglyceridesCitric acid

Seed oils

Soybean oil

Added sweeteners

Brown sugarSugarHoneyMolasses

Ingredients

Ingredient list

MADE FROM: WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, BROWN SUGAR (SUGAR, INVERT SUGAR, MOLASSES), SUGAR, HONEY, YEAST, WHEAT GLUTEN, MOLASSES, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SOYBEAN OIL, WHEY, SALT, CALCIUM PROPIONATE AND SORBIC ACID TO EXTEND FRESHNESS, DATEM, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, MONOGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, CITRIC ACID, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, BUTTER.CONTAINS: WHEAT, MILK, SOY.

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

Macronutrients

Calories

140

7% DV

Total Carbs

25g

9% DV

Protein

5g

10% DV

Saturated Fat

1g

5% DV

Fiber

2g

7% DV

Net Carbs

23g

8% DV

Sugar

6g

Total Fat

2g

3% DV

Sodium

180mg

8% DV

Unsaturated Fat

1g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories1407% DV
Total Carbs25g9% DV
Protein5g10% DV
Saturated Fat1g5% DV
Fiber2g7% DV
Net Carbs23g8% DV
Sugar6g—
Total Fat2g3% DV
Sodium180mg8% DV
Unsaturated Fat1g—

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

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Sweetener/sugar ingredients (Mentions "sugar", "brown sugar", "invert sugar". See ingredients for details.)

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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 (1g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Sweetener/sugar ingredients (Mentions "sugar", "brown sugar", "invert sugar". See ingredients for details.)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Sweetener signals (Brown sugar, Sugar)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Sweetener/sugar ingredients (Mentions "sugar", "brown sugar", "invert sugar". See ingredients for details.)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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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 (25g)

    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 Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse Honey Wheat 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?

Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse Honey Wheat Bread shows about 2.01g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse Honey Wheat Bread: 6g total sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Brown sugar, Sugar. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Whole wheat flour is the first ingredient; About 2 g fiber per serving; Modest protein and low saturated fat.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Added sugars plus honey and molasses; Enriched refined flour included; Soybean oil and preservatives 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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