eli5: Why can you eat some types of cheese with mold (blue cheese) but not others (Gouda)?

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So some cheeses seem to be toxic for you if you eat them when they have mold on them, while others are mainly being consumed when they get moldy. Why is it so that some types of cheese will make you sick, while you can eat others without a problem?

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Mold is a type of fungus – a group which includes mushrooms.

Just as some mushrooms are delicious and others may harm you, some mold improves a cheese and some mold may make you sick.

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