This Sunday, October 1, 2023, the taste and appearance of your baguette will no longer be quite the same. The reason ? This will contain less salt. A development aimed at reducing the salt content in bread by 10% as part of the National Food and Nutrition Program 2019-2023.
It is one of the French emblems that transcend borders. The baguette is indeed one of the icons of the French way of life which has earned us quite a reputation among our neighbors. Present at almost every meal of the day, the baguette has become part of the daily gastronomic life of many homes. Some prefer it golden brown, others rather white, and most can’t help but enjoy a piece once it comes out of the bakery.
Whatever your habits, they will soon be disrupted. The reason ? From this Sunday, October 1, 2023, your baguette will not have exactly the same taste. The good news is that this is a beneficial development for your health. Indeed, from this Sunday, the salt content in bread will be reduced in order to reduce household salt consumption. A decision taken within the framework of National Food and Nutrition Program 2019-2023.
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A less salty baguette
Concretely, the salt content in bread increases from 1.5 g to 1.4 g of salt per 100 g of bread. A reduction which may seem minimal but which is not negligible since the Experts suggest a daily intake of 5 g of saltas reported by our colleagues from BFMTV. However, the French consume on average 8 grams of salt every day. From this Sunday, everyone who is used to eating a baguette every day will see the daily quantity of salt consumed reduce.
What consequences will this development have? The taste of your baguette will be less salty. But this is not the only change to expect, since the appearance of the baguette is also impacted. Still according to our colleagues, the less salty baguette has a less golden appearance than its predecessor. Reducing the salt content of the bread will also affect the size of the baguette, because the crumb is more compact.
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To know if this change will shake up the habits of baguette lovers, you must first taste it. Because this is not the first time that bakers have tried to reduce the salt content in bread. Since 2015, the salt level in bread has fallen by 20% as part of a national commitment as reported BFMTV. Near WHOFrance has committed to reducing salt consumption by 30% by 2025.
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