Why is cheese mould unlike other mouldy foods, in that you can eat it and it’s even good for you?
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Cheese makers selectively use “non harmful” molds and dont let them come naturally.
For example blue cheese is made with a specific kind of penicilium fungi while brie for example uses another kind
They introduce it in enough amounts and the best environment so it can compete with other kinds of harmful bacteria
If they leave it alone it will produce something random which is more than likely not edible
Good for you im not sure. Yoghurt and kefir bacteria are known to be good for your gut but im not aure about cheese itself
Maybe its a by produxt of people mistaking the penicilium in cheese for the same peniciliun that makes the penicilin antibiotic
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