Bread quickly and at low costs to the manufacturer and the consumer. However, there has been some criticism of the effect on nutritional value. Bread is the staple food of the Middle East, Central Asia, North Africa, Europe, and in European-derived cultures such as those in the Americas, Australia, and Southern Africa, in contrast to parts of South and East Asia where rice or noodle is the staple. Bread is usually made from a wheat-flour dough that is cultured with yeast, allowed to rise, and finally baked in an oven. The addition of yeast to the bread explains the air pockets
Crustless bread Crustless bread Crustless bread is bread without crusts. Panko is made from such a bread, which is produced by passing an electric current through the dough. British food group RHM manufacture a crustless bread targeted at children called Hovis Invisible Crust, which is produced by baking the bread at low temperature. Other bread manufacturers have released crustless bread, with the crusts removed. Measurable nutritional loss can result from omitting crusts from bread. Bread crusts are higher in the antioxidant pronyl-lysine than the inner portion of the bread. Crusts from darker breads, in particular, contain higher amounts of this antioxidant, which