bread
Also known as bun, breads, buns
Bread is a baked food product made from water, flour, and often yeast. It is a staple food across the world, particularly in Europe and the Middle East. Throughout recorded history and around the world, it has been an important part of many cultures' diets. It is one of the oldest human-made foods, having been of significance since the dawn of agriculture, and plays an essential role in both religious rituals and secular culture.
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Bread is a baked food made from water, flour, and often yeast that has been a dietary staple across much of the world, particularly in Europe and the Middle East, since the beginning of agriculture. It holds deep cultural significance, playing important roles in both religious rituals and everyday life throughout human history.
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Key facts
- Food.name
- Bread
- Food.image
- alt=Loaves of bread in a basket|250px
- Food.caption
- Various leavened breads
- Food.main_ingredient
- Flour, water
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Research
18,102 papers- Evaluation of nutrients in bread: a systematic review.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2022Aghalari Z, Dahms HU, Sillanpää MDOI: 10.1186/s41043-022-00329-3
- Industrial Bread Composition: Potential Implications for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.ReviewNutrients · 2025Shakhman S, Pfeffer-Gik T, Elial-Fatal S et al.DOI: 10.3390/nu17132120
- Vitamin d-fortified bread: Systematic review of fortification approaches and clinical studies.
Article
29 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Types
- Ingredients
- Physical-chemical composition
- Culinary uses
- Nutritional significance
- Crust and crumb
- Preparation
- Formulation
- Flour
- Fortification
- Liquids
- Fats or shortenings
- Bread improvers
- Salt
- Leavening
- Chemicals
- Yeast
- Sourdough
- Steam
- Bacteria
- Aeration
- Cultural significance
- Fraud
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Bread is a baked food product made from water, flour, and often yeast. It is a staple food across the world, particularly in Europe and the Middle East. Throughout recorded history and around the world, it has been an important part of many cultures' diets. It is one of the oldest human-made foods, having been of significance since the dawn of agriculture, and plays an essential role in both religious rituals and secular culture.
Bread may be leavened by naturally occurring microbes (e.g. sourdough), chemicals (e.g. baking soda), industrially produced yeast, or high-pressure aeration, which creates the gas bubbles that fluff up bread. Bread may also be unleavened. In many countries, mass-produced bread often contains additives to improve flavor, texture, color, shelf life, nutrition, and ease of production.