[2] When plated on agar Naganishia albidosimilis produces colonies that are shining white.

This species is considered mesophilic, with optimal growth temperature at 25 °C.

Naganishia albidosimilis can use L-arabinose, cellobiose, citrate at pH 6.0, ethanol, D-glucitol, gluconate at pH 5.8, glucuronate at pH 5.5, myo-inositol, lactose, maltose, mannitol, melezitose, α-methylglucoside, L-rhamnose, salicin, soluble starch, succinate at pH 5.5, sucrose and xylose as sole carbon sources.

Naganishia albidosimilis can also use L-lysine, nitrate and cadaverine as sole nitrogen sources.

Naganishia albidosimilis is DBB positive, and produces amylose.