Are Olive with white mold Ok to eat???

[Zeal]

Assalamu 'alaykum I hope you're all in the best of faith

So today I just bought a jar of pimento stuffed olives and I noticed that a lot of these had white mold like spots on em even though the best before date was waaaaaaaay in 2019,, and tbh it makes me feel a little sick but it'd be all ok if I knew there was nothing wrong with em

 

[*charisma*]

Assalamu Alaikum

They're safe to eat, and it's normal

Here's also some confirmation from an olive site lol:

Q: Sometimes I think I see little white dots on the big, green olives. Should I worry about this?
A: Not at all. The "dots" you're seeing are actually naturally occurring yeast spores on the skin. In years with a great deal of rain, these yeast spores become more pronounced and appear as white spots. In drier years, the spots may be very light and difficult to see with the naked eye, but nevertheless present. They are a characteristic of the variety, a sign of authenticity. Source

 

[Zeal]

Assalamu Alaikum

They're safe to eat, and it's normal

Here's also some confirmation from an olive site lol:

Wa alaykum salam

Thank you!

 

[Supernova]

Assalamu 'alaykum I hope you're all in the best of faith

So today I just bought a jar of pimento stuffed olives and I noticed that a lot of these had white mold like spots on em even though the best before date was waaaaaaaay in 2019,, and tbh it makes me feel a little sick but it'd be all ok if I knew there was nothing wrong with em

Asalaamualaykum

Perfectly normal, sometimes you will even find this on orange skins which is ok too as long as the white does not penetrate right through the skin reaching the inside. Olives are safe as they have a high anti bacterial quality anyway,

 

[noraina]

Like sometimes chocolate gets white blemishes on it...I used to think it was mould and throw it away until I was told it's perfectly naturally and happens from exposure to sunlight.

But yes I've eaten olives like that, alhamdulillah remained unscathed.