Question

How are fungi important in the production of foods?

Answer 1

Yeasts and other fungi play a critical role in drug production, food processing, bio-control agents, enzyme biotechnology, as well as research and development. The use of yeast (e.g. Saccharomyces cerevisae) to make alcohol and carbon dioxide uses the fermentation process to break down sugars.

Answer 2

Answer:

first of all mushrooms are zygomycota and are edible fungi.

yeast is also helpful in food fermentation.