We often switch to brown bread instead of white bread for health reasons. There is a popular belief that brown bread is healthier than its white variety. However, last year, social media influencer Revanth Himatsinga who is known as ‘Food Farmer’ debunked this myth in a detailed video. A person who eats two slices of bread a day consumes more than 700 bread slices in a year. In such a case, it is important to choose the right quality of quality of bread. In India, caramel food colour is often used in brown bread instead of actually adding whole wheat. It must be noted that caramel is one of the most widely used food colours in the world. This food colour contains a compound called methylimidazole which may cause cancer.
As per the FSSI act, the names of the ingredients along with their structure should be listed on the packet in descending order based on their weight. In most brown breads that are sold in India, the first ingredient in the list would be all-purpose flour which is not healthy at all. It may not be possible to buy good quality wheat bread from the Indian market. So, it is better to make healthy brown bread at home without adding any harmful ingredients, following credible recipes. You can also make bread out of various millets like ragi, jowar, bajra, foxtail millet and little millet. You can combine the millet with gluten-free flour like rice flour, cornstarch, tapioca flour and potato starch to get chewy, springy and tender bread.

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