If you have a healthy immune system, it is likely that nothing bad happens.
What can happen if you accidentally eat a moldy food?
Mold is a type of fungus, and the problem arises because some people may be allergic to it.
Although these allergies are not serious, there have been cases (very rare) in which eating mold-infested food has been fatal.
In addition to the problem of allergy, another problem of eating mold is the mycotoxins it contains.
Mycotoxins are substances produced by some mold species. They are toxic to humans and represent a serious risk to health.
Normally, if you consume a little (once or twice), most likely nothing happens. But in larger doses, or for longer periods of time, they can become a health problem.
What to do with food when they have mold?
It depends on the type.
Mold spreads more easily in soft foods, such as bread, cheese, meat or sauces. So in these cases, it is best to discard them as soon as possible.
In harder foods, such as root tubers, mold does not spread as easily, so mold is likely to appear in more specific areas and can be detected more easily.
This allows you to eliminate these affected areas more easily, without having to discard the entire food.
But the best thing is not to risk yourself.
But if, accidentally, you eat any food that has mold, do not be scared. Most likely, nothing happens.
Be more careful the next time to avoid it and thus reduce the possibility that you may get sick.
