Why do store bought tortillas keep A LOT longer at room temperature than store bought sliced bread?

Question

When it comes to taste, texture, and mold, tortillas last a whole lot longer than your standard sliced bread. I have noticed that this is true for both corn or flour tortillas. Why is that?

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

That’s also one of the reasons I always buy unsliced loaves, less handling and surface area of the moist inside bread to get mouldy. Just the relatively dry outer crust.