ZDFzeit

How good is our bread? - The big test (2014x2)

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Germany, world champion in bread-baking. German bakers have almost 3,000 different types of bread on offer, and every household consumes an average of 52 kilograms of bread per year. When it comes to bread, Germany is world class in every respect, and “German bread” is even set to become a world cultural heritage. But the good, traditionally made baker's bread is on the decline. More than 70 percent of the Germans eat industrial bread, made in huge bakery factories. How much good can there be left of our bread? Star chef Nelson Müller takes care of the question: How good is our bread? Every customer can read that bread from the supermarket contains many additives. On the packaging, irritating substances such as guar gum, caramel syrup and various glycerides are listed - in the small print.