We left a half of a loaf of store-bought bread (in its bag) and a container of homemade chocolate chip cookies on the counter by mistake when we left for a week's vacation. When we returned the bread was very moldy but the cookies were fine. Does it have to do with water content? Is there something in cookies that isn't in bread that prevents mold?
2007-09-15 04:55:08 · 4 answers · asked by Monica P 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
It's most likely the sugar content of the cookies. Sugar is very hydrophilic (water loving), so it soaks up the moisture that collects on the cookie from the air. Because of that, there isn't enough moisture for the mold to grow with. Bread doesn't have much sugar so there is excess moisture that the mold can use.
2007-09-15 05:03:46 · answer #1 · answered by CSW 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My bet it is store bought bread. The manufacturers put some unknown ingredient in it to keep it from molding. I make homemade bread all the time. After a few days it will invariably start to grow blue, green or grey spots. Why? I use only wholesome ingredients, but no added chemicals. Some labels on bread packages will invariably have some hard-to-pronounce & unknown ingredients at the end of the list. What are they? Something to inhibit mold & bacteria from growing and keep the bread fresh longer.
2016-05-20 02:21:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
low moister in cookies and crackers makes them much less likely to mold then bread and cakes.
2007-09-15 05:07:46 · answer #3 · answered by snow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's because the bread contains yeast --the cookies don't...
2007-09-15 05:41:26 · answer #4 · answered by blinky 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋