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Skip to main content Eat Seo Longtail. Can't you just cut the mold off your food? Doesn't toasting your bread kill the mold? How can you prevent mold from forming? Gianni Jaccoma is an editor for Thrillist, and he's eaten plenty of moldy bread in his time. Follow him on Twitter gjaccoma. Enter Email Address. Your official excuse to add "OOD" ahem, out of doors to your cal. Become an Insider. Facebook Pinterest Twitter Youtube Instagram. C hoosing a healthy loaf of bread —like those deliciously seedy sprouted options—is always a great idea: they're loaded with better-for-you ingredients that up your daily protein intake and help you cut down on sugar.

The only problem? So BIG yikes, is eating moldy bread a worthy offense? Related Stories. Experts Referenced. One common mold that grows on bread, Rhizopus stolonifer , also called black bread mold, can cause deadly infections.

Instead of risking sickness, baked goods with mold should all be thrown away. Fruits and vegetables with high moisture content are more easily contaminated by mold below the surface and should just be tossed in the trash.

Soft cheeses including cottage cheese, cream cheese, Neufchatel, chevre, and Bel Paese should be thrown away if you find mold because the high moisture content makes it easier for the cheese to be contaminated below the surface and there is a likelihood of bacteria growing along with the mold. Cheeses that are crumbled, shredded or sliced and have mold on them should also be thrown away because it is possible they were contaminated by the cutting instrument.

Foods that are made without preservatives, like nuts and legumes, have a higher risk of developing mold and those molds are more likely to produce dangerous toxins. The mold that grows in jams or jellies could be producing a mycotoxin, so even if you scooped out the mold, you're still at risk of consuming poisonous toxins.

Instead, you should just throw out your moldy jams. It is easy for mold to grow below the surface of foods with high moisture content. Those foods are also at higher risk of invisible bacteria growing alongside the mold, which makes it even more dangerous to eat. The USDA recommends throwing away any of these high-moisture-content foods if you find mold: lunch meats, bacon, hot dogs, cooked leftover meat and poultry, cooked casseroles, cooked grain, cooked pasta, yogurt, and sour cream.

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Is that too much? Holy Moldy! After all, mold loves all the same foods you do, including: Fruit: such as strawberries , raspberries, oranges, and apples Vegetables: especially tomatoes , carrots , and bell peppers Bread: the classic mold favorite Cheeses: both hard and soft There are few worse feelings than being halfway through a tasty sandwich, licking your lips after a hearty bite, and then noticing that patch of mold on the underside. Share on Pinterest Jose A. Side effects of eating mold.