How Ultra-Processed Bread Became a $200 Billion-Dollar Industry

[canada-man]

Bread has been one of the most important sources of calories and nutrients across cultures for millennia. But today, most loaves you'll find on supermarket shelves are ultra-processed and contain a cocktail of additives and chemicals. So how did bread go from being a staple containing just flour, yeast, and water to an ultra-processed food?

 

[tml]

Long live Wonder bread. I know people constantly criticize it, but to me it tastes great(especially for sandwiches), and it doesn't dry out or go moldly in two days.

 

[Ceiling Cat]

If bread was not ultra-processed, it would not last 4 days. Enough time to get it to the super market shelf. Bread and most other ultra-processed will easily last a month.

 

[Butler1000]

Between the bread maker and the freezer for bakery bought, we pretty much avoid it except for occasional English Muffins. Oh and Ya, Wonder bread still is the best for my occasional stuffing meals.