Question

Name the fungus useful in food industry.

Answer 1

Some fungi used in food industry are:

• Penicillium roqueforti is used in the preparation of Roquefort cheese.
• Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the common yeast is used as a leavening agent in baking as it converts the sugars present in the dough into carbon dioxide. So, yeast is used in bread making.
• Yeast is also used for the fermentation of ethanol.