Joseph's Bakery Pita Bread Officially Certified as Diabetic Friendly

July 22, 2010 - PRLog -- A new pita bread from Joseph's Bakery has successfully completed a certification process for a low glycemic food for diabetics at the prestigious Glycemic Research Institute. It is the latest arrival to a growing menu of delicious and health-conscious products offered by the Massachusetts-based company.

Joseph's Bakery High Fiber Plus Pita Bread (http://www.josephsbakery.com/p-10287-High-Fiber-Plus-Diabetic-Friendly-Pita-Bread) has joined a shortlist of top-quality food products certified as diabetic friendly by the Glycemic Research Institute after rigorous human in vivo clinical trials. The product had no problems passing all clinical and legal protocols for a low glycemic food for diabetics. The independent board approved tests were carried out at the institute's official trial facility, Glycemic Research Laboratories, which is an internationally accredited certifying agent (IACA), approved by the governments of the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

After passing clinical and legal protocols, GRI-certified products are qualified to display official certification marks on labels, packaging and information brochures and include specific, evidence-backed statements about their health-related qualities. The testing procedure is based on FDA CFR21 Guidelines.

The results returned by the clinical trials showed that in the most common form of diabetes, type 2, Joseph’s Bakery High Fiber Plus Pita Bread qualifies as certified diabetic friendly thanks to achieving a glycemic index of 46 and a glycemic load of 6.

From its modest beginnings as a local baking facility in Lowell, Massachusetts, Joseph's Bakery (http://www.josephsbakery.com/) has been committed to making beneficial properties of its products an outstanding characteristic and a top priority. Joseph's health-conscious consumers, who went for its delicious and wholesome pita bread, lavash and other unique bakery products, helped it grow into a nationwide chain. It has a proven reputation for relying on healthful ingredients, such as flax, 100% whole wheat or oat bran, and consistently rejecting gluten, trans fats and high carb levels. “We take pride in offering our customers products they can fully enjoy, knowing that our breads are as healthy as they are delicious”, says Joseph Boghos, the founder of Joseph's bakery and its director of technical services.

Now, the one-and-only diabetic friendly pita bread joins baking products created to help protect your heart while losing weight or keep levels of cholesterol in check. Importantly, on top of supporting healthy lifestyle choices, Joseph's Bakery manages not to make compromises on great taste.

Thanks to the recent inclusion of e-commerce into its website, the company hopes to attract a broader group of customers with its timely philosophy. The new Internet bakery presents a full range of useful information on food products, complete with nutrition details, pre-pack types or unit and case prices. It has been fitted with features helpful for both individual customers seeking original and health-conscious bread products and for wholesalers placing bulk orders.

You have never been that close to enjoying great taste and health benefits of Joseph's original food.

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Joseph’s Bakery is nationally known for its high quality baked goods including: Pita Bread, Low Carb Pita Bread, Wraps, Lavash, Sweet Muffins, Pizza Dough, Pancakes, and Tortillas. Joseph’s is a certified organic bakery. The focus is to manufacture quality baked goods with the added value of beneficial ingredients such as: 100% Whole Wheat, Multi-Grains, Flax (Omega 3), Oat Bran, Plant Sterols, and Gluten Free products, many of which are incorporated in Joseph’s proprietary low carbohydrate formulation. For more information about Joseph’s Bakery products visit: http://www.josephsbakery.com/EN/Josephs-Bakery-Catalog.