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Burgen bread scarcity?

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I’ve never seen the elusive Burgen in any supermarkets
have looked in Tesco,Sainsburys,Asda & Morrison’s
ive found a small wholemeal no added sugar Warburtons loaf
@ 9g carb per slice which ithink is a good substitute

although I’m going to try and make my own again later in the week.
 
I happened to be in Asda today and was surprised to see a shelf well stocked with Burgen. At the checkout the assistant remarked, “oh, we’re selling that again? I haven’t seen it here for ages. I wonder if there have been complaints and pressure to restock it.
 
They obviously didn’t realise who was buying their product @socon32!
 
Vogel is the make, it's Soya and Linseed bread.
 
Not sure where you are but I believe Sainsburys, Co-Op and Morrisons sell it. Picture attached.
 

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Why is this subject just on a Forum ?
Most people have been raised on Bread and it's staple of most peoples diets.
I have been looking at the amount of Carbohydrates per 100g of bread and most are about 40g of carbohydrate per 100g of bread.
There are a few loaves which come in at about half that , Burgen being one of then but can I get it from any of the retailers in my town !! I Live in a town served by Iceland, Tesco,CoOp, Morrisons,Lidl and Aldi but even when they have these breads on their Web Sites they don't stock them on a regular basis.
I'm asking Tesco to get Burgen in stock on a regular basis and will leave the response and updates here.
Started with Tesco because they alledgedly support the Diabetic community..

This subject surely deserves a Higher profile page on this site too.

What do you think ?
 
socon32 said:
Just spoke to the manufacturers. They have stopped making Burgen in the style we all know and love. I explained that they had let down a lot of people with diabetes. They said they can only apologise and would let the bakery know. 😡
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Hi,
Go to Tesco and Iceland website , they still say they sell Burgen bread.
I have written to Iceland and Tesco and Alied breads .
Hopefully someone can clarify what is a available !

See below my strides to find a diabetic favourable bread.
 
IsVicThere said:
Hi,
Go to Tesco and Iceland website , they still say they sell Burgen bread.
I have written to Iceland and Tesco and Alied breads .
Hopefully someone can clarify what is a available !

See below my strides to find a diabetic favourable bread.
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It’s on the Tesco website in that there is a picture of it, but it says 'currently unavailable'. If you google Burgen soya and linseed generally, it comes up with the new 'sprouted grains' version which is slightly higher in carbs per slice. I haven’t tried it, because I haven’t seen it in our local supermarket.
 
Robin said:
It’s on the Tesco website in that there is a picture of it, but it says 'currently unavailable'. If you google Burgen soya and linseed generally, it comes up with the new 'sprouted grains' version which is slightly higher in carbs per slice. I haven’t tried it, because I haven’t seen it in our local supermarket.
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Hi, Yes noticed it was slightly different but that's not available either !
Every little Helps - It would just help if they stocked it . We need more people to demand stock of low carb bread
If they can make it then the suppliers Like Tesco need to make sure it's in stock rather than bread that gives a better price turnover. Yes I'm guessing that's the reason they don't keep their stock levels up.
Thanks for the Info Robin, How do we get more people behind this ?
 
A quick question to all of the other members that know more than me, is soda bread made at home low in carbohydrates please.
 
starfish212 said:
A quick question to all of the other members that know more than me, is soda bread made at home low in carbohydrates please.
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Any breads made with normal flour are going to be high in carbs but a few people do have success with some of the Keto bread recipes which use other types of flour like almond flour plus other ingredients which are low carb. I believe there are recipes in the food forum.
 
Leadinglights said:
Any breads made with normal flour are going to be high in carbs but a few people do have success with some of the Keto bread recipes which use other types of flour like almond flour plus other ingredients which are low carb. I believe there are recipes in the food forum.
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Hi, We have a breadmaker but the Keto Bread we have tried has frankly been awful , It's clearly a science we don't know enough about. But I would expect the professional Bakeries to be able to do it ! How many diabetics in the UK ?
Surely must be a financial incentive ! Waiting to find out Why Allied Bakeries are not Pushing their Bread !!
 
Thank you Leadinglights , I will look through the forum, find a recipe. I will have visit a Holland and Barrett for almond floor ……..
 
starfish212 said:
Flour. ! (Sorry)
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I’m pretty certain that they have ceased production of Burgen, Soya and Linseed. Did they not say something like “ …. Sorry to all the lovers of Burgen bread but it is being moved out of production”. What a crazy contradictory attitude.
 
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