Conference turris::cooks

3931.0. "Pita bread, store-bought" by TOOK::MORRISON (Bob M. LKG1-3/A11 226-7570) Wed May 04 1994 17:31

  I have read 2419.*, but it only covers homemade pita bread, and my question
is about store-bought.
  I am on a low-salt diet, and have had trouble getting some foods in low-salt
versions. I also need to avoid high concentrations of yeast, and that rules out
most regular breads. A year ago I began eating pita bread instead, and have
had good luck. I usually buy Sahara brand because it is readily available and
keeps better than some other brands. Recently I noticed that I got thirsty
after eating it. I read the label and found that each pocket has 290 mg of
sodium. This seems quite high. Does anyone know of a brand of white pita bread
that has low sodium (less than 100 mg)? (I don't digest whole wheat well, so
please don't suggest it.) 
  I am planning to check some other brands myself, but that will require some
traveling, so I thought I would ask here first.

  A week after posting this, I found that my store also carries Toufayan pita
bread and that it has about half the sodium Sahara does. However, there is no
date stamp. Why, I don't know. I tried some and it was stale, which is not
surprising. There apparently is no coded date stamp either, so the store has
no way of knowing it's stale, unless it's rock-hard or moldy. I wrote to the
company and complained. No response yet.
  Have any other readers tried this brand? If so, what do you think?

  I have changed the title of this note so it will be easier to find in the
directory, the next time one is created.
  Has anyone else bought Toufayan pita bread in eastern MA or NH? If so, did
the package have a date stamp? It appears few stores around here carry it.