Low-Sodium Artisan Bakery
Everything you loved
about bread. Nothing your doctor warned you about.
Sourdoughs that rise on fermentation alone. Cinnamon rolls glazed with date reduction. Sandwich breads that taste like the wheat field they came from — all under 35mg sodium per slice.
Quiet Reframing
Restriction becomes its own kind of abundance.
Drag the lame — the baker's scoring blade — to dissolve each fear and find what we made in its place.
Every loaf crossed out
Aisle after aisle, 400–600mg sodium per slice. Nothing left.
A shelf that says yes
Six loaf varieties, all under 35mg. Golden, real, yours.
The Numbers
Bread that belongs on your dietary sheet.
Sodium per slice, compared to what's on grocery shelves right now. These aren't estimates — they're our tested batch results.
Sodium per slice (mg)
Wonder
Classic White Sandwich
Dave's Killer
21 Whole Grains
Pepperidge Farm
Farmhouse Sourdough
Trader Joe's
Whole Wheat Loaf
Loaf
Country Sourdough
Loaf
Seeded Sandwich
Loaf
Cinnamon Celebration
* Grocery brand data from USDA FoodData Central, 2025. Loaf values from independent lab testing, batch #2026-02.
Our country sourdough contains 10mg vs. 340mg in a typical store loaf.
Every product in our range stays at or below the cardiac-safe threshold.
We use fermentation, natural sweetness, and wheat flavor. No salt shaker ever touches our dough.
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 slice (38g)
A label you can read without dread.
The American Heart Association recommends under 1,500mg sodium daily for cardiac patients. A typical lunch sandwich uses 960mg. Our bread uses 20mg for both slices — leaving room for the rest of your day.
Order This Bread →Real People, Real Conditions
The bread found them at exactly the right moment.
"I hand my post-MI patients a list of what they can't eat. For the first time, I can hand them a card for somewhere they can go. Loaf's sodium numbers are genuinely clinical-grade."
14 years practicing cardiac rehabilitation nutrition counseling.
Dr. Miriam Osei-Bonsu
Interventional Cardiologist, UCSF Medical Center
"I hadn't had a real sandwich in two years. My first bite of the seeded loaf — I cried. My wife cried. My nephrologist asked what changed and I showed her the label."
Stage 5 CKD, on hemodialysis since 2022. Potassium and phosphorus also monitored.
Thomas Reinholt
Dialysis patient, 3x weekly treatment, Portland OR
"I was the one searching "low sodium bread near me" at midnight. When I found Loaf I ordered three boxes. Dad asked if I'd made it myself. That felt like enough."
Orders the Family Box every Wednesday. Has gifted the Celebration Box twice.
Claudia Nakamura-Wells
Caregiver for her father, 72, post-triple bypass
"Our recipes are reviewed by a registered cardiac dietitian before every seasonal menu change."
— Loaf Bakery, founded 2021 · Portland, Oregon
1,200+
Weekly loaves baked
340+
Patients served monthly
4.98
Average order rating
0
Sodium compromise
Weekly Bake Reservations
Reserve your weekly bake.
We bake in small batches on Tuesdays and Fridays. Reserve by Monday or Thursday to guarantee your box.
Small batches.
Big care.
Not ready to commit to a weekly box?
Start with a single Sampler Loaf — one country sourdough, no subscription. Free pickup Wednesday or Saturday.