Future Bread May Be Mold Resistant
- 11 years ago
A future bread may be mold resistant.
Sourdough doesn’t get moldy like other kinds of bread.
The reason is that it has an extra fermentation process before it is baked.
Scientists think that they can apply that principle with other food to prevent moldiness.
A certain bacteria can be used to control the growth of fungus on bread, potentially reducing the amount of preservatives used today.
The bacteria may also have potential uses in agricultural malting and plant production.
An estimated 10 percent of all food from retail markets in the United States ends up being wasted, and most of the wasted food is perishable.
The average American family ends up throwing away 40 percent of the food they buy from the store.
A company in Texas called MicroZap has developed a method of keeping bread fresh for two months by microwaving the loaves to kill mold spores.
The same technique can be used for other kinds of food like fruit and vegetables.
While using the microwave technology to kill salmonella and other bacteria, they discovered that the process kills mold spores after about 10 seconds.
What do you think? Would you eat bread that has been treated to not grow mold?
Sourdough doesn’t get moldy like other kinds of bread.
The reason is that it has an extra fermentation process before it is baked.
Scientists think that they can apply that principle with other food to prevent moldiness.
A certain bacteria can be used to control the growth of fungus on bread, potentially reducing the amount of preservatives used today.
The bacteria may also have potential uses in agricultural malting and plant production.
An estimated 10 percent of all food from retail markets in the United States ends up being wasted, and most of the wasted food is perishable.
The average American family ends up throwing away 40 percent of the food they buy from the store.
A company in Texas called MicroZap has developed a method of keeping bread fresh for two months by microwaving the loaves to kill mold spores.
The same technique can be used for other kinds of food like fruit and vegetables.
While using the microwave technology to kill salmonella and other bacteria, they discovered that the process kills mold spores after about 10 seconds.
What do you think? Would you eat bread that has been treated to not grow mold?