Most shop-bought bread is as salty per slice as a packet of crisps

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Heres's something to think about the next time you're making yourself a lunchtime snack.

Three quarters of shop-bought bread is as salty per slice as a packet of crisps.

A survey found three in four pre-packaged loaves contained as much or more salt per slice compared to the entire crisp bag.

Some breads were even found to be saltier per serve than two small portions of McDonald’s French fries. 

A bag of ready salted crisps contains 0.34 grams of salt.

'Action on Salt' found the saltiest was a Hovis White loaf with Starter Dough, which contained 1.48 grams of salt per 100 grams.