Is blue cheese an antimicrobial food?
Nov 7 · 3 min read
You are no doubt familiar with penicillin — 90 years after its discovery, it is still among the most-prescribed antibiotics. And you probably know that it is a natural product, produced by a bluish mold that grows on bread and also gives blue cheeses their distinctive color and flavor.
Is blue cheese a food you might want to eat for antimicrobial benefits? Or conversely, one that might perturb a healthy gut microbiome by wiping out beneficial bacteria?


