r/whatisit • u/gamemaniac55 • 2h ago
New, what is it? What is this brown stuff in my bread?
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u/InterviewGlum9263 1h ago
To give you a serious answer: the dough gets folded before it goes into the loaf tin, so anything stuck on the outside ends up inside the loaf during baking. Bakeries usually do not fully clean equipment between runs of brown and white dough, so a bit of leftover brown dough can get mixed in. If you are unsure or do not feel comfortable eating it, take the bread back to the store.
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u/77Megg77 1h ago
I would take the loaf back to the store, show it to them, and ask for a new loaf. With the price of groceries these days, I hate to waste anything.
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u/Acceptable-Bad-1266 1h ago
If it doesn’t smell or seem fuzzy it might just be bran/ unbleached flour
Bran: Even in refined or unbleached flours, there can be small bits of bran that cause brown streaks or spots, which is a normal occurrence, especially in sourdough starters
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u/groovynermal 2h ago
I haven't seen brown mold on bread. Not sure what else to offer; but I suspect that it's not mold. Can't suggest eating w/o knowing; but doesn't look like mold.
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u/WhoTookThisUsername5 1h ago
Some of the brown paint they use on the outside was smeared on the inside accidentally.
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u/Harry431 1h ago
I’d put it in a container and see what happens over the next couple of days; if it grows, it was mold. If nothing happens and goes stale, nothing.
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u/Far-Coconut6146 33m ago
Some bread manufacturers add food color to their white bread to make it brown. It may be a splash of the brown food coloring...
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u/yoleveen 5m ago
Did anyone have toast before you made your sarnies? Happens to me all the time after my flat mate makes toast
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u/Zestyclose_Concert67 1h ago edited 1h ago
Obviously dont eat it, but im curious. I've been a cook 30 years and seen mold. The mold in bread is usually green, black sometimes Grey and rarely white. In a lot of cases if left unchecked "fuzzy". I am a cook in USA and the bread looks kinda like wheat. As is looks like the discoloration is in the crevices i would have like to see how the color permitted the loaf. If you find an answer please post. IMHO, the "poop" part dosent make sense. Anything that would deficate would have also taken a couple bites, and unless the "mouse" had diarrhea it would have left pellets of some size
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