I made a green salsa which I thought was acidic enough to prevent mould growth.
Two weeks later, one of the two jars looks like this (only at the top).

Is this type of mould harmful? And if so, can I simply scrape it off, transfer the contents to another container, and eat it as normal?

by LoneStarGeneral

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  2. LoneStarGeneral

    Additional details: This was not vaccuum sealed or anything; just blended, jarred and put in fridge. Normally these are so acidic they last in my fridge for weeks to months. This one surpised me to have gotten mould (?) so soon.

  3. ababyprostitute

    No, I would not eat this. The spores can spread throughout the food. I would throw this out.

  4. GlassLotuses

    No. This is clearly not good to eat. Once you see mold on something visually, the mold is usually physically throughout the food much deeper than you can see, and what you see is the fruiting bodies. Not only that but the toxins the mold may put out as products would be in there too.

    This also indicates that something was off with the process, meaning it’s possible mold isn’t your only problem. You could have something else less visible contaminating it too and not know.

    It seems like you know the likely root cause, and I would caution you before eating any other jars of this. Was this a tested recipe? And did you store it with the bands off for easy detection of off jars?

    Edit: my last questions are less applicable, as I now see this was intended to live in the fridge. Perhaps a lil more acid next time?

  5. LoneStarGeneral

    Thanks all. Look like unanimous advice to toss this jar. I’ll do as advised, with much sadness in my heart.

  6. Stardustchaser

    Whaaaaaaat is that jar you used? You CANNOT re-use jars for other things you bought at that market.

    The jar selection, the dense appearance of that substance…makes me thing there were several unsafe decisions made. Toss it, buy a Ball book, and read it.

  7. anydaynowwwww

    What a bummer, but you can compost it! I feel a little less terrible about throwing food out if I can compost it ♥️

  8. As another comment states, the mold you see is never all that’s there. Hard hard pass, discard immediately. I’ve had food poisoning enough in the past, I’m not going to risk opening a portal to the Vomit Dimension in my throat just for some salsa.

  9. ParsleyAny7136

    Its screaming food poisening…one bite could kill you.

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