Chemically, what makes a food product go stale?

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Products like bread, cookies, cereal, etc. go bad if left unopened (or eventually go bad with time). What is the chemical reaction taking place? What determines how long it takes for something to go stale?

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Tiny water molecules blanket and permiate the structure of the food.
Due to evaporation the water eventually leaves the product in some form.
That makes the food harder or stale.

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