Can cheese be dangerous for health?

Cheese is a food that is both good and unhealthy. He is very rich in lipids a sodium et a saturated fatty acids which makes it quite caloric. But it nevertheless represents an interesting contribution en calciumprotein, but also phosphorus, vitamin A and and zinc. The whole thing being not to abuse it too much… But it promises to be a compromise for France which, according to a study¹ Satista of 2019, counts an annual consumption of cheese equivalent to 26.8 kg per capita.

Which cheese is bad for your health?

Is cheese dangerous for health?

It’s important to don’t demonize cheese. Moreover, this food is contraindicated only in case of strict salt-free diet or for people with too high a cholesterol level. Cheese is also strongly discouraged for people in a situation ofhypercholesterolemiaor ofrenal failure.

On social networks, and mainly on the TikTok social network, casu marzu tasting and presentation videos are going viral, we show you a very telling extract from the @The Cheese Wanker account:

@thecheesewanker A little Halloween special from Sardinia. Casu Marzu is a maggot-infested pressed cooked cheese that finds its roots on the Italian island of Sardinia. In fact, casu marzu means “rotten cheese” in the local language. Locally, the cheese is also known as Casu Martzu, Casu Modde and Casu Cundidu. Quite remarkably, this traditional cheese starts its life as a fairly vanilla Fiore Sardo (also known as Pecorino Sardo). Indeed, local farmers make this hard cheese using the raw milk of their sheep. However, Casu Marzu deviates from Fiore Sardo at the maturation stage. As the cheese dries out, it starts to crack on the surface. At this stage, cheese skipper flies, Piophila casei, lay their eggs in the cracks that form in the cheese. As the maggots hatch, they make their way through the inside of the cheese, and digest the proteins. Consequently, the texture breaks down to produce a spoonable creamy cheese. But the big question is… would you eat this cheese? Video credit: Dury66 on TT #halloween#cheesetok#fyp#foryoupage#tiktok#viral? original sound – The Cheese Wanker

Is it serious to eat mold?

Some mold present on the cheeses are called “noble” because they are deliberately used during the manufacture of the cheese. They are incorporated into the milk or sprayed directly onto the cheese itself. But other molds can appear unexpectedly and become unwanted. Most of the time they are not not harmful but they are not edible. In fact, they can give a different taste with cheese, therefore, for hard cheeses and to soft pasta, it is better to remove the parts damaged by mold by cutting a margin of 1 to 2 cm. First of all, we make sure to check that the heart of his cheese is not affected by mould.

If ever mold attacks your fresh cheeses as the ricotta or creamy spreadable cheese, it is better to throw them away because in this type of cheese the molds generally develop very quickly, the latter very badly supporting contamination, they then become unfit for consumption. If mold is attacking your package of grated Emmental cheese, again it is better to get rid of it because the taste will be greatly altered.

Is moldy cheese safe to eat?

If you eat cheese with mold, you are exposed to food poisoning risksof listeria, of salmonellosis or poisoning E.coli bacteria. Indeed, some mycotoxins can also grow in cheese. These molecules, toxic to our health, can cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. In rarer cases, rallergic reactions and breathing difficulties can be observed.

Mold on cheese: precautions for use

It is not recommended to consume cheeses with the slightest sign of mold if you are pregnantor breastfeeding, young children and the elderly are also affected.

¹Statista study, Cheese in France – Facts and figures

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