Sourdough health benefits

Science is on our side with loads of research showing the health benefits of sourdough bread! This is why sourdough bread if good for you:

• It’s better tolerated by people with non-coeliac gluten sensitivity and with coeliac disease than industrial bread.

• It’s less likely to cause symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) than industrial bread.

• It’s low in FODMAPs (Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides, and Polyols), which are fermentable sugars that are associated with symptoms of IBS and gastrointestinal discomfort.

• If you are worried about weight gain, sourdough may be the bread for you as it has a low glycaemic index (GI).

•  Sourdough bread is not only more digestible but also more nutritious: by eating it, you are increasing absorption of important minerals and vitamins present in the flour.

• Sourdough bread may help those with auto-immune conditions thanks to different molecules originated during fermentation such as antioxidants, anti-allergenic elements and the cancer preventive substance lunasin.