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Ricotta or cottage cheeses are the fastest to grow mold because they have the most wet surfaces that mold can grow on. Bleu cheese already has mold in it. The mold is the blue part. Refer to the added link for more information.

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Cheese gets real old and it starts to mold and decompose

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Penicillium - Not to be confused with 'Penicillan' the drug which is a by product of this mould.

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it takes about 48-72 hours it takes about 48-72 hours it takes about 48-72 hours it takes about 48-72 hours it takes about 48-72 hours

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mold can make cheese harmful to the human body, you can become very sick or it can have no effect on you at all, it all depends on the consumer

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the moisture in the cheese makes mould grow on it, because mould needs moisture to grow!! :)

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yes it is a mixture of both.

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black mold

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What mold is in cheddar cheese?

Mold on cheese is a type of fungus, most mold starts out macroscopic then after time become visible to the human eye.


What bacteria makes the mold in blue cheese?

Penicillium ...Actually, bacteria and mold are two different things. So your question makes no sense. Mold is a type of fungus, a eukaryote. Bacteria are prokaryotes.


What way is mold used in cheese?

yes' there are fungus.


Is mold an animal?

No. It is a type of fungus.


Is cheese a fungus since its mold?

yes it is a mold. but you dont go pick cheese in a field. It is dairy so some of it is from cow too. It's both of them. :)


Is mold a nonvascular or vascular plant?

Neither, mold is a type of fungus not a plant.


Will you die if you eat mold?

No. There are many different types of mold, but many foods have mold all ready when they are eaten. Do you like blue cheese? The blue color is a mold within the cheese and it is allowed to ripen to get get that blue vein. You probably all ready eat mushrooms. They are a fungus. I can think of many things that people eat that have mold or are a fungus.


What cheese makers put the fungus into some cheeses to make the cheese taste good?

Cheese is milk, curdled and left to mold, then they mix and it becomes cheese


What are four examples of imperfect fungus?

Four examples of imperfect fungus are penicillium, athlete's foot fungus, yeast infections, and the mold that is inside of blue cheese or roquefort.


How fast will cheese mold?

This depends on the type of cheese that you want to mold, although cheese is already mold, and with some French cheeses, you can really tell.


What helpful fungi is used to flavor cheese?

Some cheese are made with molds - Roquefort, Gorgonzola, and Brie are a few. But not all cheeses are made using mold. See Related Links.


What happened if you eat mold?

If you eat mold you can either get sick or you can die.so please don't eat it All real cheese is produced by mold. Mold is the origin of penicillin. Mold and mushrooms are both fungus and fungus is good on pizza...Take a big bite!