Business Insider: In The Future, We Will Eat 60-Day-Old Bread
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Mold is the bane of any bread-lover's existence.
The fear of green fuzzy splotches making baked goods unfit to eat within days of purchase may soon be relieved.
MicroZap, a company based in Texas, has developed a method to keep bread mold-free for 60 days. That's about six times longer than the shelf-life of regular packaged bread.
"We probably could have gone farther, we just didn't try it," CEO Don Stull told Business Insider.
Either way, a longer lifespan helps cut down on food waste, while encouraging manufacturers to get rid of preservatives. ...
It will be interesting to see if this takes hold. Years ago, they developed irradiated meat, which, as long as it was kept sealed, you store in your cupboard without refrigeration. The concept is so counterintuitive that, to this day, it hasn't been commercialized (that I know of.)
What about it getting stale? Also, yeah, there are lots of things that are probably safe but seem wrong and thus people will not buy them. I'd rather us start eating less than perfect fruit and vegetables than worrying about bread mold.
Posted by: Travis Greene | Jan 29, 2013 at 09:36 PM
My understanding is that it will stay fresh until unsealed. I suspect it would cut down on wasted bread. It might also make it cheaper, especially in poorer regions of the world, because timely transportation becomes less of an issue. Why not eat imperfect veggies and have more durable bread?
Posted by: Michael W. Kruse | Jan 29, 2013 at 09:41 PM