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Re:Sugar: the evolution of a forbidden fruit by DanBC on Monday August 11, 2014 @04:45PM (#8165193)
You need a small amount of sugar for the yeast.

Does US bread have more than that?

Re:Sugar: the evolution of a forbidden fruit by maxerickson on Monday August 11, 2014 @09:56PM (#8166293)
Yes. Here's a higher end "grocery store shelf" bread maker:

http://www.pepperidgefarm.com/FreshBreadsGateway.aspx

2 to 4 grams of sugar per slice is typical there. That sort of bread is prepared at large regional bakeries.

Decent grocers will also have a fresh bakery, with somewhat more variety to the product, and probably breads with little added sugar.

If you live in a decent size town, there will also be one or more store front bakeries that uses a shorter list of ingredients (I almost said they are more traditional, but I'm sure they are mostly using big mixers and nice ovens and the like).

Re:Sugar: the evolution of a forbidden fruit by adrianN on Monday August 11, 2014 @05:24PM (#8165391)
Yeasts are perfectly capable of splitting starches, you don't need any sugar.