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If you’ve ever noticed that grocery store bread bags have different colored ties, there’s a reason – and it has to do with how fresh the bread is.
According to several reports, the zip ties and plastic tags on loaves of bread are said to indicate when the loaf was baked.
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If you’ve ever noticed haversacks having different colored ties, there’s a reason – and it has to do with how fresh the bread is. (iStock)
In fact, there is a full color code, Reader’s Digest reported.
According to the website, each color represents a different day the bread was baked: blue marks indicate the bread was baked on Monday, green marks indicate Tuesday, red marks indicate Thursday, white marks indicate Friday, and yellow marks Markers indicate Saturday.
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Reader’s Digest reported that most commercial bakeries are closed on Sundays and Wednesdays, which is why those days don’t have specific colors.
Each color supposedly represents a different day the bread was baked. (iStock)
According to Insider, the reason this is because bakeries color-code their twist ties and labels to help staff find stale loaves and replace them with fresh ones.
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Because of this, according to Reader’s Digest, it is unlikely that you will ever see more than two colors on shelves.
The reason bakeries color code their twist ties and labels is to help store staff find stale loaves and replace them with fresh ones. (iStock)
While this system is not necessarily universal – some local bakeries may have their own systems – it is becoming “widespread in commercial bread bakeries across the country,” reported Reader’s Digest.
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