Penicillum camemberti is used for ripening of

Cheddar cheese

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Roquefort cheese

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Camembert cheese

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is B Camembert cheese
Camembert is a soft and creamy type of cheese. Penicillium camemberti is a species of fungus. There are colonies of P. camemberti on these cheese which forms a hard and white coloured crust. This leads to the ripening of the cheese. The fungus is responsible for giving the cheese a particular type of taste.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

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