How are some molds good to eat and most are not?

Question

How are some molds good to eat and most are not?

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Answer 1

Most molds produce toxins. The only (to my knowledge) edible molds are penicilliums, which are the same ones used to produce antibiotics. Hence the name penicillin.

To be fair, they also produce toxins but those only affect bacteria, not humans.