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A new tool against bread mold
Cinnamon oil prevents mold
By Culinate staff
September 30, 2008
A new kind of packaging for bread, introduced by researchers in Spain, may prolong the freshness of bread by up to 10 days. The secret? Cinnamon oil. This environmentally friendly packaging — called “active packaging” — relies on antimicrobials to attack bread mold, instead of other schemes such as ultraviolet light, sterile packaging, and the use of chemical preservatives.
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1. by anonymous on Oct 4, 2008 at 1:57 PM PDT
Using cinnamon as a preservative is nothing new. The egyptians used it along with honey to cut down the prevalence of infections in head wounds...tasty!
2. by anonymous on Dec 21, 2011 at 1:10 PM PST
wow
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