• Question: Why shouldn’t humans eat mould?

    Asked by 855fddk26 to Gonzalo, Yannis, Ciara on 9 Nov 2017.
    • Photo: Ciara O'Donovan

      Ciara O'Donovan answered on 9 Nov 2017:

      Some molds can make you sick if you eat them while others just make the taste and texture of the food different.. it is often hard to tell the difference between the two though so best not to eat it if mold is growing. Funnily enough though some foods have mold added on purpose.. such as some cheeses! These are okay to eat and just give a characteristic flavour.

    • Photo: Gonzalo Delgado-Pando

      Gonzalo Delgado-Pando answered on 9 Nov 2017:

      Moulds are everywhere and even on the air. So probably everybody has “eaten” mould. When mould goes into the stomach it gets destroyed by the acids in it. We should not eat food with mould becuase it is unpleasant but also because there could be other harmful bacteria along with the mould.

    • Photo: Ioannis Zabetakis

      Ioannis Zabetakis answered on 9 Nov 2017:

      a little bit of mould can not harm 🙂

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