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Whole grains stand out in consumer
survey regarding digestive health
LONDON - Whole grains stood out
among dietary staples as a food that
is positive for digestive health, according to a survey from the Londonbased consultancy New Nutrition
Business. Among consumers asked
whether various food choices are good
or bad for digestive health, 61% said
whole grains are good, and only 4.5%
said whole grains are bad.
The survey involved 3,000 people
from the United Kingdom, Australia,
Spain, Brazil and the United States.
At 4.5%, whole grains had the fewest
naysayers of any of the 11 categories
included in the survey. Only fruit, vegetables and yogurt had higher "good
for digestive health" scores, at 83%,
78% and 69%, respectively.
The whole grains "good for digestive health" figure of 61% easily topped

47% for dairy milk and 28% for meat.
Overall, grain-based foods received
mixed reviews in the survey. Bread was
described as good for digestive health
by 24% of respondents but bad by 39%.
By contrast, breakfast cereals
were described as good by 36%
and bad by 12%.
The Grain Foods Foundation, Washington, has pointed to
bread's fiber content as a positive in digestive health. In Americans' diets, grains provide 23% Maricato
of the fiber, which adds bulk to
the diet, helps with digestion and helps
prevent constipation. White bread contains 2 grams of fiber per 100 grams,
and whole wheat bread contains 6.5
grams of fiber per 100 grams.
As was the case for bread, consumers were highly conflicted about many

Dairy
milk

Non-dairy
milk

77.5%

Good for digestive health

Whole
grains

Source: New Nutrition Business

Fruit

Vegetables

33.0%

27.7%

23.4%

15.8%

17.6%

4.9%

5.6%

4.5%

36.3%

12.2%

Bread Breakfast
cereal

10.4%

Bad for digestive health

61.3%

Yogurt

24.2%

8.9%

38.8%

43.6%
9.2%

30.6%

46.6%

68.7%

82.9%

Percentage of consumers who believe these
foods are good/bad for digestive health

Kefir Sauerkraut/ Meat
fermented
vegetables

Fourteen B.B.U. plants gain
Energy Star certification
HORSHAM, PA.- Bimbo Bakeries
USA announced Jan. 8 that 14 of its
U.S. baking plants have been granted
Environmental Protection Agency Energy Star certification for 2018.
B.B.U. baking plants that received
Energy Star status are in Auburn, N.Y.;
Dubuque, Iowa; Escondido, Calif.;
Fergus Falls, Minn.; Gastonia, N.C.;
La Crosse, Wis.; Oconomowoc, Wis.;
Olean, N.Y.; Phoenix; Reading, Pa.;
Roseville, Minn.; Sacramento, Calif.;
Salt Lake City, Utah; and San Luis
Obispo, Calif. Eleven of the 14 plants
also were Energy Star certified in 2017.
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New to the 2018 list was the Roseville
plant.
To gain Energy Star certification,
a plant must perform in the top 25%
of similar facilities across the United
States for energy efficiency and meet
energy efficiency standards established by the E.P.A.
"Bimbo Bakeries USA is pleased to
have earned a record number of the
E.P.A.'s Energy Star certifications in
recognition of our energy efficiency
efforts," said Leslie Adebayo, corporate sustainability manager at B.B.U.
"Through this incredible achievement,

foods, with a large percentage of respondents describing the product as
good for digestive health and many
remaining respondents describing the
food as bad. For instance, 28% of consumers believe meat is good for digestive health, and 33% believe it is bad.
While 47% of consumers believe dairy
milk is good for digestive health, 31%
believe it is bad.
"Contradictory consumer beliefs about which foods are
good or bad for digestive health
indicate how strongly attitudes
about food and health are fragmented," said Joana Maricato,
research manager at New Nutrition Business. "Most people are
adopting a wide variety of behaviors
in relation to diet and health."
She gave mistrust in official dietary
guidelines as a reason for the variety
of behaviors. In the survey 76% said
they thought messages about diet and
health were confusing.
"Changes in dietary advice over the
past 15 years have created consumer
skepticism about the expert opinions
of dietitians and nutrition researchers,
just at the moment that technology
has made it easier for people to find
dietary information for themselves,"
Ms. Maricato said.
Specialty products touted for their
beneficial gut health properties did
not fare well in the study. Only 18%
of respondents said kefir is good for
digestive health, and 16% said sauerkraut/fermented vegetables are good
for digestive health.
More than half of the survey respondents (54%) said they searched
online and read blogs when they
wanted to know more about healthy
eating and diet. MBN
we have demonstrated our commitment to environmental stewardship
while also lowering our energy costs."
To gain certification within the commercial bread and roll baking plant
category, B.B.U. upgraded facility
lighting to LED to cut lighting electrical use by more than half, the company said. Additionally, the company
enhanced productivity by cutting
waste and otherwise implemented
and adhered to industry best practices. The company described its steps as
"cost-effective improvements."
Energy Star was launched by the
E.P.A. in 1992 as a voluntary, marketbased partnership to cut greenhouse
gas emissions through energy efficiency. MBN
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