Bread Ties (What Does Its Color Coding Mean?)

"The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread. "

Teresa 

Did you know that you could actually tell which bread is the freshest when you're buying in the grocery store?

Bread is delivered fresh to the store 5 times a week and each day has its corresponding code via it's twist tie or the plastic tab.

What do the bread twist tie colors mean?

Monday    -    Blue

Tuesday   -    Green

Thursday -    Red

Friday       -    White

Saturday  -    Yellow

Most bread makers color-code their twist ties to indicate what day of the week the bread was baked. This is useful for a couple of reasons: 1) It lets consumers know how fresh the bread loaf is, and 2) It signals to employees when to remove the bread from the shelves. Usually, there are five different colors, indicating the five-day delivery schedule (which skips Wednesdays and Sundays, supposedly because bread is not baked on those days).

CAVEAT: This is not always the case of all bakeshops but most of 'em follow this rule when delivering fresh bread to the store.

So the next time you buy bread to the grocery story, mind those twist ties or plastic tabs so you can benefit for the freshness of the dough.

Or better yet, check the date - when it's best before to consume... this is now the normal FYI in the PH grocery stores.

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