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softgrain en · ADJ

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1. (not-comparable, of bread) Composed of white flour with kibbled grains added for extra texture.
   • In 1986, Allied Bakeries introduced softgrain white bread, which contained significantly more fibre than ordinary white bread (Maslowska 1991). The softgrain white bread market, which surged in the late 1980s, foreshadowed the return of white bread and the premiumization of the sector that was to follow in the 1990s. 2016, André Magnan, When Wheat Was King: The Rise and Fall of the Canada-UK Grain Trade, →ISBN:
   • Despite efforts by independent retail bakers to increase bread range and quality, the report highlights the strength of both the softgrain and premium white bread markets. 1995, Food Processing - Volume 64, page 28:
   • People in industrialized countries eat between 14 and 15 pounds of food additives every year It's the kind of lunch that people across the Western world eat every day: a ham and mustard sandwich on softgrain bread, packaged neatly in a little plastic triangle; a bag of salt and vinegar chips; and a bottle of orange fizzy drink. 2011, Jessica Williams, 50 Facts That Should Change the World 2.0, →ISBN, page 99:

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