Nuts and Chocolate? All nut trees need to
have a fungi association that helps them survive and prosper! Don’t believe it?
Check it out.
The sweet cocoa beans that you use are
processed using fungi for fermentation. The trees survive only because of the
action and reaction between them! As for the bitter cocoa beans, these are
processed by fermentation of fungi called Candida Krusel and Geotrichum.
Further, the trees survive because of a variety of fungi on them!
Similarly, the same process happens with
the natural bitter cocoa beans!
Baking bread requires yeast does it
not? Yes it does. Yeast is one fungus
which makes the dough rise by creating carbon dioxide. It also produces alcohol
which evaporates. Vitamin B 2 is another fungi produced during the baking
process!
The brewers’ yeast is also a fungus, and is
necessary for producing wine, champagne, beer, and other holiday spirits. This
is prepared by the fermentation by anaerobic fungi, producing ethyl alcohol and
carbon dioxide.
We all know that most cheese is the outcome
of curdling milk. How does this happen? It happens because of the action of
enzymes of certain Bacteria in the milk! The curds that fall out are pressed
together. Most good varieties such as blue cheese and others are taken a step
further: they are ripened through the action of fungi.
Mushrooms are a MUST at every Christmas
aren't they? Edible mushrooms are delicious and nutritious. Many contain a protein
profile which is very high, and also contain large amounts of Vitamin Bs and
other nutrients. Mushrooms are also a form of fungus!
So not all fungus is bad for your health.
There are good ones, which help to make your food and drink tasty, and provide
all kinds of healthy vitamins, nutrients, etc.
Happy eating!
Read other articles on fungi:
More About Fungus in Our Lives
Fungus: Role in Medication
Is Fungus Good or Bad? Interesting Facts About Fungi