Bread Crumbs
What is Bread Crumbs?
Bread crumbs are small pieces of dried bread. They are made by toasting or drying bread and then crumbling it into various textures, from fine to coarse.
Is Bread Crumbs vegan?
Bread Crumbs is not animal-derived. Products that contain it can still include other animal-derived ingredients, so check the full ingredient list.
Is Bread Crumbs gluten-free?
They also contain gluten.
Is Bread Crumbs a major allergen?
Bread crumbs are typically made from wheat, which is one of the nine major food allergens identified by the FDA.
What is Bread Crumbs used for?
Manufacturers add bread crumbs to foods for texture, to bind ingredients together, and as a coating.
Is Bread Crumbs safe?
Bread crumbs are considered a basic food ingredient and are generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by the FDA.
Why it's used
Manufacturers add bread crumbs to foods for texture, to bind ingredients together, and as a coating. They are often used to bread fried foods, as a topping for casseroles, or as a binder in dishes like meatballs and meatloaf.
Health notes
Bread crumbs are considered a basic food ingredient and are generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by the FDA. As a food ingredient, they are not typically subject to specific additive evaluations by bodies like JECFA or EFSA. Their health implications are generally those of bread itself, primarily providing carbohydrates.
Allergen info
Bread crumbs are typically made from wheat, which is one of the nine major food allergens identified by the FDA. They also contain gluten.
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