China on the tip of the tongue Isn’t the mucor mold on hairy tofu harmful to the body?

Harmless.

Mucor is often used in fermentation processes such as fermented bean curd and edamame tofu. It can produce enzymes such as protease and lipase, giving food better flavor and nutrition.

Mao tofu is made through artificial fermentation, so that a layer of white hair grows on the surface of the tofu, but these white hairs are Mucor. Molds are also called filamentous fungi, and there are many types. Common ones include Rhizopus, Mucor, Aspergillus, Penicillium, Aspergillus aflatoxin, etc. Although Mucor and Aspergillus flavus are both molds, their impacts on food are hugely different.

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Notes:

1. Tofu contains a lot of purine. Gout patients with abnormal purine metabolism and those with increased blood uric acid concentration Patients cannot eat tofu casually, and naturally they should stay away from hairy tofu.

2. Tofu is cold in nature. If you have a cold stomach and experience chest tightness, nausea, etc. after eating tofu, you should stay away from tofu and hairy tofu.

3. People who are prone to diarrhea, abdominal distension and spleen deficiency should not eat more tofu.

4. If you are taking tetracycline drugs, you should not eat tofu, because food made with tofu contains more calcium, and gypsum made with salt brine contains more magnesium. When tetracycline encounters calcium, Magnesium can react and reduce the bactericidal effect.

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