Do preservatives in bread make the bread stay fresher longer?

Chemicals can keep bread fresher longer.

Bread can get mold anywhere. The people that make bread put preservatives in them which help to keep bread from not getting moldy. But the preservatives only last so long. And yes bread can get moldy on a counter top. ...

Home made bread is usually made without preservatives at all. If it can be eaten in two or three days there is no need for chemical preservatives. I make my own bread a few times a week. The bread freezes well, so there's no need for extra preservatives, as is the case with commercial bread. I use the no knead method of of bread baking, which requires very little work but a small bit of patience while waiting for the bread to...

Preservatives: Keep the food to last for longer. Additives: Make the food taste nicer or look nicer. ...

There is no preservative in French bread sticks, only flour, water, and a pinch of salt. Soft rolls have some fat in them (to make them more soft) and preservatives to keep them longer. ...

Bread freezes quite well, and defrosts quickly, so freezing is a good way to keep bread fresh longer than if it is left out at room temperature. ...

Refrigerating bread will make it go stale sooner. Freezing it doesn't have the same effect. Whther or not you refrigerate or freeze bread depends on how quickly it will be finished, how warm and/or humid the area the bread is in is, and whether the bread contains preservatives. Refrigerating the bread won't hurt it; it's mainly a matter of how fresh it tastes. ...

White bread without preservatives will mold first. The butter and sugar will likely impede the growth, and wheat bread is usually drier than white bread. It would make an interesting experiment, using several controls (amount of water, temperature, sunlight, and amount of each substance on the bread) ...

White bread is wheat bread; it is made with bleached wheat flour. Many commercially produced white breads contain high amounts of sugar and artificial preservatives that make it slower to mold than natural whole grain bread. ...

Bread. Regular bread is made only of flour, water, a pinch of salt and one of yeast. There are no preservatives, added fat or additional chemicals, so you have to buy your bread every day or at most every other day. ...

bakers jam can be made good by adding preservatives so that it would stay longer.. ...

Any bread can be made without preservatives- it will need to be consumed or frozen within a few days, or it starts to grow mold. "Artisan" breads- made at a local bakery that sells them directly to consumers usually do not have preservatives. Check with the bakery. Even better- learn how to bake (it is really not hard- I do it) and make some bread of your own. That way you know exactly what you put in it- and nothing tastes...

white bread molds faster because how the ingredients.Rye bread came from a country and wheat bread has nutrient in it which make it stay longer. ...

you should keep bread airtight because the more air that isn't circulating through that particular loaft of bread the softer the bread will stay and the fresher the bread will be. you wouldn't have crustied up bread if you keep it airtight. air is of cours, going to insert itself inside the loaft of bread when you open up the loaft to grap you a piece. After you have grabbed you a piece of bread make sure you push as much...

It's not necessarily the "type" of bread that matters so much as the ingredients used to make it. Typical "white sliced loaves" should not mould too fast since most have added preservatives to inhibit mould growth. Hence they stale, but do not mould quite so quickly. Any bread with added preservatives will mould slower than those that do not have added preservatives (assuming they were baked on the same day). ...

Most of the dark breads that I make take longer in every part of the process than light colored breads... ...

Most food used at fast food restaurants is frozen, so it is not actually fresh. How long it is frozen before it is used is not known. After food are cooked, there is a hold time for how long it can be kept under the warming lights. Foods like lettuce that cannot be frozen usually contain preservatives to make it look fresher longer, but it is not known for how long. ...

Yes. The preservatives actually make the foods resistant to bacteria and other microscopic organisms that are harmful to humans. Simple ones, such as salt and vinegar, have been around for centuries and were valued highly for their properties to keep food around longer. ...

Yes! The less air, the fresher bread or any baked goods will keep. Refrigeration will retard the growth of mold, but will only add a day or so over not refrigerating it. There are actually vacuum bread containers that suck the air totally out so that you can keep homemade bread fresh for up to week, which is really pretty amazing for home-baked bread. ...

Tulips stems should be cut on a bias. To make them stay fresher for longer, cut them, then roll each stem in newspaper for 2 hours, then cut again. ...

only if you like ketchup and if you like ketchup it might be better because it stay or seems fresher longer :) ...

its like any other food: too much WILL make you fat but healthy foods take longer to do this ...

Because soda pop has preservatives that retard the rust process vs water which has nil. ...

Plastic Wrap keeps your food fresher for longer periods of time because it keeps air out. Exposure to air can make your food rot faster. ...

I wouldn't bake it more than a couple of days in advance. The fresher the better! You and your guests will enjoy it more the fresher it is! ...