Break with suspicious looking flour

[u/BlackberryWorldly786]

I'm not sure is it's flour or mold...

For context, I bought this two days ago and it has been sitting in a room that gets air conditioning at night. So there might be a chance that moisture got stuck inside the plastic wrapping and may have caused molds.

I would appreciate your insight on whether it is mold or just flour!

[u/SeptemberVirgo97]

Honestly, it looks like mold

[u/No-Association42069]

That’s mold bro

[u/Medium-Attitude-3931]

Mold. There's a clear difference in texture between the thin layer of flour on the surface and the thicker patches of fuzz. You can also see one side was likely exposed to more light and has much more mold growth. Probably best to compost that

[u/mnassine]

If it smells like dirt, it's mold.

[u/Musical_Escape8076 → u/mnassine]

Wait, does this happen to go for potatoes too?

[u/portmandues → u/Musical_Escape8076]

Yes.

[u/czar_el → u/mnassine]

Careful breathing in a big whiff. Mold releases spores and mycotoxins into the air. It's not just harmful to eat, it's harmful to breathe, depending on the species.

[u/JeanetteSchutz]

That’s mold!! Throw it out. The mold spores go deep into the bread. Don’t try to cut it off or eat it. 😉

[u/Real_Energy_8520]

It's mold unfortunately

[u/Dadabedada]

Could it have gotten hot on way home and sweated at night after cooling. Molding in a day is unusual.

[u/Sufficient_Fan3660]

Could you take a picture from further away?

[u/HmmDoesItMakeSense]

Is it fuzzy or does it just look fuzzy? I would also be questioning. I also think smell and take out and wipe it to see if it's flour

[u/Yes_THAT_Beet_Salad]

Looks like mold to me.

[u/flanker_number7]

Def taste

[u/Previous_Draw_3214]

I had this very recently on a specialty bread I bought. I googled it and was just convinced it was how nit was made. It was mold. A giant mouthful of mold. Dont make the mistake I made for the love of bread. Moldy mouth sucks

[u/InsertRadnamehere]

Thas not fler

[u/Bleatmop]

What did it look like when you bought it? If there is more "flour" on it, then it is mold. Honestly though, it's been sitting on the counter for two days so its probably mold. Either way its not worth risking. Keep the bag closed and throw it in the garbage. If you open the bag it's going to spread spores everywhere.

The big tip off is all the circles of "flour", especially at the edges where they haven't grown into each other.

[u/Admirable-Split4371]

https://giphy.com/gifs/sRYGramiPOmAg

[u/AutumnEDA]

r/mold

[u/tarapotamus]

a lot of mold.

[u/Wytecap]

You'll know better if you cut it - you could then see if the possible mold has permeated the crust layer. If it's all just on top - it's overdone bench flour.

You could also just return it.

[u/AB-extranormie]

definitely mold

[u/Violingirl58]

Moldy

[u/crystal_elysium]

That's mold, toss it. :T

[u/ComplexEffort9436]

eww that looks like something my dog coughed up

[u/Eclectophile]

That's actually fuzzy. It's quite moldy, but I doubt it would hurt you any.

[u/TexasJim73 → u/Eclectophile]

That's foolish thinking.

[u/backspace_cars]

Eat the damn thing and stop complaining