Subway sandwiches have become a lunch time staple for many around the world, but according to a recent court ruling, they may be better suited for dessert.
The Ireland Supreme Court ruled that Subway’s bread is too sugary to actually be considered bread, per The New York Post.
While Subway was hoping for a tax break in Ireland for serving a “staple” food item, the court ruled the type of starch used in Subway sandwiches doesn’t meet the legal definition of bread. According to the five judge panel, their bread’s sugar-to-flour content is five times higher than the qualifications.
In order to receive a zero percent tax in Ireland, the weight of sugar and fat in a bread product must not be more than 2 percent of the total weight of flour in the dough.
All six Subway breads – Italian white bread, Italian herbs and cheese, nine-grain wheat, hearty Italian, nine-grain multi-seed, and honey oat – were deemed to sugary.
According to Justice Donal O’Donnell, the definition of “bread” was established to distinguish the starch from other non-essential baked goods. While many love subway for lunch, at least now they know, it may not actually be bread they are eating.
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