bread: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Separating Myths From Facts About Bread and Health. Nov 01, 2026
Add new Web site: Verywell Fit - Bread Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits. Sep 17, 2026
Add new Web site: History Facts - 7 Foods People Used to Think Were Healthy. Aug 06, 2026
Updated to add information on the first sale of sliced bread. Jun 22, 2026
Added information on the sliced bread ban. Jan 16, 2026
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Which Bread is Best For You — Whole-Grain, Multigrain or Whole Wheat? Nov 13, 2025
Media added. Jul 10, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Separating Myths From Facts About Bread and Health. Jan 07, 2025
Mentioned challah. Nov 19, 2024
Add new Web site: BMC - Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition - Evaluation of nutrients in bread: a systematic review. Nov 05, 2024
Add new Web site: FAO Knowledge Repository - Breads. Aug 16, 2024
Add new Web site: The Spruce Eats - A Definitive Timeline of Bread. Feb 20, 2024
Add new Web site: WebMD - The Truth About Bread. Dec 28, 2023
Add new Web site: Federation of Bakers - How Bread is Made (PDF). Oct 13, 2023
Add new Web site: Food Timeline - Bread. Aug 29, 2023
Add new Web site: University of Michigan - Visual Encyclopedia of Chemical Engineering Equipment - Bread. Jun 23, 2023
Links and photo added. May 11, 2023
Add new Web site: Verywell Health - Is Bread Good or Bad For You? May 03, 2023
Added information about flatbreads and types of wheat breads. Feb 28, 2023
Add new Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - Bread. Dec 09, 2022
Add new Web site: Academia - Bread baking - Review (PDF). Sep 17, 2022
Add new Web site: Livescience - Who Invented Bread? May 17, 2022
Added photos of Chelsea buns and of bread dough rising in pans. Nov 19, 2021
Added information on spiced and sweet breads. Nov 19, 2021
Add new Web site: Healthline - Is Bread Bad for You? Nutrition Facts and More. Mar 14, 2021
Add new Web site: Inventors and Inventions - Bread. Mar 14, 2021
Add new Web site: History of Bread. Dec 25, 2019
Add new Web site: The Food Timeline - Bread. Jan 27, 2017
Added video. May 15, 2015
Add new Web site: Indianetzone - Bread. Apr 22, 2013
Media added. Feb 12, 2009
Added new Web site: Botham's Educational Pages - The Story behind a loaf of bread. Oct 10, 2008
Added new Web site: European confederation of Bakers and Confectionary organizations - History of bread. Oct 10, 2008
Added new Web site: The Kitchen Project - The History of Bread. Oct 10, 2008
Added new Web site: BreadInfo.com - History of bread. Oct 10, 2008
Added new Web site: Buzzle.com - Bread Recipe. Oct 10, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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