NEETZoologyMicrobes in Human Welfare
What gives Roquefort cheese its specific flavour?
Options
- AThe production of CO₂
- BThe growth of yeast
- CThe production of acid
- DThe growth of a specific fungi
Correct answer
D. The growth of a specific fungi
Step-by-step solution
Cheese, is one of the oldest food items in which microbes were used. Different varieties of cheese are known by their characteristic texture, flavour and taste, the specificity coming from the microbes used. For example, the large holes in ‘Swiss cheese’ are due to production of a large amount of CO2 by a bacterium named Propionibacterium sharmanii. The ‘Roquefort cheese’ are ripened by growing a specific fungi on them, which gives them a particular flavour.