Is mold toxic before it forms fruiting bodies, when it just starts infecting something but there is nothing visible yet?? Do the fruiting bodies have higher levels of toxins than the mycelum?
>>16380697The mycelium is what's toxic, it's why you can't just scrape off the outer layer of mold and be fine, and why there are some foods that are permanently fucked once you see fruiting bodies (soft foods like fruits and bread) and some food that if you cut far enough around you're fine (hard foods like cheeses), because the mycelium can spread further in soft foods and not as far in hard foods.
>>16380750what if there is no visible mold yet? the mycelum forms first, lets say i leave milk in the open for a couple of days and the next day there is visible mold, would i be ingesting significant amounts of toxins if i drink some on that day?
>>16381033The mycelium is the toxic part even when there's no visible mold (the visible mold we see is the fruiting bodies).>lets say i leave milk in the open for a couple of days and the next day there is visible mold, would i be ingesting significant amounts of toxins if i drink some on that day?Yes, like I said especially for soft foods the mycelium spreads far and quickly.
>>16380697not all. but some. if you want to be safe assume that by the time it fruits the mycellium has spread throughout the medium its on.
>>16381033If your lucky, you just get yogurtIf you're unlucky, food poisoning
is the mycelium tasteless before it starts making fruiting bodies? would you detect that its gone bad?
>>16382477When food goes bad you can usually taste or smell it before you can see it
