When it comes to filling the shopping cart, an essential for any home is sliced bread. Useful in countless aspects and recipes, this product increasingly has higher quality and healthy characteristics, as well as greater competition given the brands that are launched to produce it. However, one stands out above the rest, as far as Spain and Latin America are concerned, and that is that Bimbo has even given the popular name, given the presence it has had historically. But does the Mexican company make the best sliced bread?
In one of its usual classifications, the Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) wanted this time . Habitual of the Mediterranean diet, its presence in supermarkets is in multinational firms, white brands, integral, fiber or with and without rind. A wide variety that has led the institution to analyze up to 34 options to determine which is the best.
Of course, making it clear that it is not necessary to pay much for this item, the OCU puts the average price at around 2 euros, depending on the variety. Some different modalities among which it is better to always opt for those with less salt and fat, the one that is more tender and the one that provides more fiber (generally, whole grains and multicereals are better than white breads).
Bread Bimbo, leader in the sector and historical reference
Characteristics, the majority, that Pan Bimbo combines. In its variety of , which usually has a recommended price of 1 euro per lot, the best-known firm is also the one with the best classification for the institution. With a rating of 76 out of 100, this product is classified as “of very good quality” and this is demonstrated by its constant presence in Spanish houses.
The popular name of ‘bimbo bread’ to these products is due to the fact that for many years the Mexican company was the only one that marketed the sliced bread
With few fats, sugars and salt, it is in hygiene, texture and nutritional value where it gets the highest possible score. Some characteristics that add to why sliced bread is popularly known as bimbo bread, and that is that for many years Bimbo was the only brand that marketed this product, or Nocilla.
In addition, Bimbo also obtains the third ranking thanks to the. A variety more linked to the range of healthy products, which obtains a score of 73 points with excellence, among other aspects, in saturated fats and sugars.
White brands also stand out in the wide range of sliced breads
But beyond this reference mark, the OCU also recognizes the quality of other more or less well-known firms. This is the case of Silueta, which slips between the two varieties of the Mexican company to climb to second place. With the 100% wholegrain eight-grain format, its rating is 74 out of 100, being the best bread in the multigrain mode.
Finally, Panrico is the third firm in discord, with a score of 73 points in its variety of 100% wholemeal flour with no added sugar. For their part, as far as white brands are concerned, Mercadona and Aldi lead the sector with the variety (73 out of 100) and (72 points) as references. In addition, the German chain has the choice of “master purchase” in the format El Horno 12 cereals and seeds that costs 2.04 euros.