• 13 hours ago
What do the randomly colored tags on loaves of bread actually mean? In this video, Matthew Francis breaks down how each colored tag is actually a code that communicates what day of the week the bread was baked. Plus, he explains the certain days the bread makers take off during the week.
Transcript
00:00What do these randomly colored bread tags actually mean?
00:03Turns out it's not just for fun.
00:05These colored tags are actually a secret code system
00:08used by many major bread manufacturers
00:10to tell you which day of the week the bread was baked.
00:13Monday is blue, Tuesday, green, Thursday, red,
00:17Friday, white, and Saturday is yellow.
00:20On Wednesdays or Sundays, most big bakeries take a break.
00:23I went my whole life not knowing this, wild.
00:27So next time you grab a loaf,
00:28check the tag for the freshest one.
00:30Your sandwich will thank you.

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