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Burgen bread

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Hi

I have just started eating Burgen Bread (soya and linseed) and am not sure why but it seems to be really suited to keeping my BS low. I normally make bread in the breadmaker and always wholegrain, but this seems to be even better. It is also very tasty and comes in very nice slim slices.

My questions are:

- Does anyone know why it is so good with BS
- Does anyone know how i would make similar in my breadmaker?

Thanks all
 
Have never eaten burgen bread, but at a guess I would say it has a lower GI loading than whole meal bread.

Not sure how you'd make it in a bread maker. Do you have a cook book with yours? If not perhaps the manufacturer would be able to help you.
 
Yep I have a cook book - and it has a soya and linseed bread but has white flour etc in it and don't think it would be good for my BS.

Burgen bread is quite new, I think, and available on the bread shelf in all supermarkets.
It isn't a diet type bread I don't think but is very nice.
 
Yup Caroline got it in one. It is lower GI than many/most breads. I believe the slices are around 12g carbs each which will help a little too (15-20g/slice is usual).

In general wholegrain/seeded breads tend to be easier on the BGs I think. Though unfortunately since GI testing is quite expensive there aren't many regular high street breads for which you can find accurate GIs.

Stoneground is better than finely milled because there is more 'intact' grain structure for your gut to break down.

The fibre in finely milled (regular sliced type) wholemeal will be helpful for the gut, but ofen does very little to slow down absorption. Many wholemeal breads have a GI in the 70's, not far off a doughnut! White breads I'm afraid, are slightly worse again :(


EDIT: Just looked up the facts and Burgen is specified as Low GI (so less than 55). As well as the wholegrainyness, this may also be partly due to the fat in it slowing absorption. Burgen Linseed/Soya is 7% fat, by contrast Hovis regular wholemeal is 2% (but much more spikey).
 
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I too am eating Burgen Bread and have been for a while . the flavour isz really good. The thinner slice is good too ..... I have also read it is low GI, and suits me just fine :D
Hugs Mo
 
I too eat Burgen bread (I get 2 loaves for 2 pounds from Iceland) and i too get good BS readings with it. This morning I had 2 slices (instead of my usual one slice) and had a few baked beans and my 2HPM reading was 6.9 so was pleased with that. I have also tried Vogel and liked that too but can't always find that in supermarkets and also some other seeded bread types but i always revert back to Burgen.
 
Used Burgen bread for a couple of years now, its great at maintaining blood glucose due to its low gi, and the salt content of each slice is much lower than other leading brands, but above all else it's one of the tastiest breads around. Toby.
 
Will have to look out for that one, we (still) eat a lot of bread 😱
 
I'm just back from my weekly shopping. This time I bought Burgen (soy/linseed) bread to try and found this thread! Very timely!🙂
 
And now I'm having a slice with Quark fat free cream cheese, as a very late lunch. The bread has a nice texture and I like it! My favourite is Walberton's seeded batch, but I will buy this bread again.
 
popped into sainsburys other day and without looking saw a few bits of burgen, although I didn't notice the price. Is it expensive, not that much bread is cheap!?
 
Its on offer for a ?1 in Sainsburys at moment - normally about ?1.30 ish I think.
 
lucy123 said:
Its on offer for a ?1 in Sainsburys at moment - normally about ?1.30 ish I think.
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Same as Morrison's. ?1 today, normal price is about 1.30.
 
I have enjoyed Burgen S&L bread too after it was suggested to me by my clinic's dietitian because of the low GI rating. I find however, that its impact on my BGs can be a bit mixed.

If you look for threads on low carb bread elsewhere in the food section then you will see quite a few comments, mainly from type 2s, saying they also find this bread causes their BGs to jump disproportionately.

Still as the others have said it does taste good for a healthy bread. I think it is also good for the cholesterol too.

For bread maker alternatives it might be worthwhile checking out this earlier thread if you have not done so already
www.diabetessupport.co.uk/boards/food & recipes/seededBread
 
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I love Burgen bread :D

It's pricey though which is the only down side. Oh, and I don't like the top crust lol
 
I discovered Burgen about 18 months ago, and found it was so amazing I ate it every day. Now eat 1 slice and feel a little sick 'cos I've completely overdosed on it.

Ah well. Might try the Vogel!
 
Just bought my first Burgen loaf today, after reading all your good comments about it.🙂 Will let you know how I enjoy it (or not)😱

Brian
 
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