Which food molds the fastest?

Answer 1

The food that grows mold the fastest is bread. This is because it is moist, warm, and is left out of the refrigerator.

Answer 2

The purpose of my experiment was to discover how the type of bread affected the amount of mold. The bread was cut and placed in separate Ziploc bags. The bread was measured for mold every day and was recorded on the data sheet.

Whole Wheat bread was the type of bread that grew the most mold, while white, wheat, and sourdough did not grow any mold. When Whole Wheat bread was left to mold, it grew an average of 60.91 square cm. When sweet bread was left to mold, it grew an average of .58 square cm. of mold. When white, wheat, and sourdough were left to mold, they grew no visible mold.

Mold eats only organic material as they primarily degrade cellulose, often found on plants. Cellulose is not digestible by humans and is often referred to as 'dietary fiber' or 'roughage'. In Whole Wheat and sweet bread, there is more cellulose than the other types of bread. In the whole wheat bread, there is at least 70 percent of the wheat germ, and since 33 percent of all plant matter is cellulose, there is the most cellulose in the whole wheat bread. IN Addition: Breads with the higher moisture levels have the greatest chance of molding first because they have a larger amount of medium for the mold to grow upon. Breads like banana nut bread, sourdough, and pumpernickel last the shortest time for me. I refrigerate my breads until i need them. Human contact can also effect this test.

Answer 3

Generally speaking, the more moisture a food has and the more time it spends outside a refrigerator or freezer, the faster it is going to spoil, though not necessarily from mold (i.e., total evaporation of water from, say, bread or cake). Wrappers will give protection from heat and fairly good protection from bacteria, vermin, etc, but only temporarily before natural spoilage occurs. Thus, fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy products, etc, will spoil much faster than would dry goods, such as crackers, dehydrated foods, raisins, and so on, under similar conditions.

In the Frig: Strawberries are very quick if they are ripe. Cucumber is right behind the strawberry and will pass it if they are packed to closely. Room Temp: Natural Breads, especially nice nutty full grains with no preservatives.

Answer 4

Just about any food can grow mold. All it needs is a little bit of moisture. Heavily salted or candied food tend not to grow mold - but if they are improperly stored, the food could pick up moisture and mold could take hold.

Answer 5

Bread because I said so and if you leave it out for a long time it will get stale.

Answer 6

Any food really. If a food is wet, then fungus will grow faster.

Answer 7

Bread tends to mold the fastest because it is moist and provides a good environment for mold to grow. Other foods that can mold quickly include fruits, vegetables, and dairy products.

Answer 8

fiber yogurt

Answer 9

No