Is this acceptable Sauerkraut?

[Guest guest]

Brand name: Eden Organic

Ingredients: Organic Cabbage, Water, Sea Salt.

How it's processed: It's hand harvested and fermented in cypress vats

for six weeks. Then just before packaging it's heated to 175 degrees

for 5 minutes.

I guess my concern is...is 175 degrees high enough to kill the

enzymes, etc?

Thanks for anyone who knows.

PS: If anyone is aware of a better brand of sauerkraut, that would be

great info as well! I'm trying to stay away from adding yet another

homemade item on my list as I'm already spending several hours a day

on prep work as it is!

[Guest guest]

Hello ,

I ran that one past Bee a while back and yep, it's a goodie. :-)

I know Azurestandard.com carries it for $3.05. They also carry Celtic

seasalt at great prices. You can find out more about Azure Standard in

Bee's file called A) Food & Supplement Resources.

Enjoy!:-)

Debra NW

<yvonne@...> wrote:

Brand name: Eden Organic

Ingredients: Organic Cabbage, Water, Sea Salt.

[Guest guest]

> Hello ,

> I ran that one past Bee a while back and yep, it's a goodie. :-)

>

Much appreciated Debra! But I'm still wondering about the heating process:

>I guess my concern is...is 175 degrees high enough to kill the

>enzymes, etc?

I did a quick search and found this:

" Animal-based enzymes (pancreatin) are heat labile, as are plant

enzymes. Dr Howell noted that heating food at 118°F (47.78°C) or

greater, for any length of time, destroys all the enzymes. "

Perhaps you can shed some light, Bee?? I really don't want to consume

something that turns out to be void of the very thing I'm consuming it

for.

PS: my intentions here are merely for understanding not to create upset.

Warm regards,

[Guest guest]

This sauerkraut is pasteurized, so it does not have much of the

particular benefits of raw sauerkraut.

This is why it is not refrigerated.

It is still a pre-digested food, with easily absorbed minerals though.

>

> Brand name: Eden Organic

> Ingredients: Organic Cabbage, Water, Sea Salt.

> How it's processed: It's hand harvested and fermented in cypress vats

> for six weeks. Then just before packaging it's heated to 175 degrees

> for 5 minutes.

>

> I guess my concern is...is 175 degrees high enough to kill the

> enzymes, etc?

>

> Thanks for anyone who knows.

>

> PS: If anyone is aware of a better brand of sauerkraut, that would be

> great info as well! I'm trying to stay away from adding yet another

> homemade item on my list as I'm already spending several hours a day

> on prep work as it is!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Sauerkraut should never be heated after it is fermented. Sounds like

they have pasteurized it. Find one that states it is unpasteurized. I

buy Karthein's Organic which is found in the fridge at the store.

Bee

wrote:

>

> Brand name: Eden Organic

> Ingredients: Organic Cabbage, Water, Sea Salt.

> How it's processed: It's hand harvested and fermented in cypress vats

> for six weeks. Then just before packaging it's heated to 175 degrees

> for 5 minutes.

>

> I guess my concern is...is 175 degrees high enough to kill the

> enzymes, etc?

>

[Guest guest]

Max, sorry but I disagree. Sauerkraut must not be pasteurized and it

must be unheated when you eat it. You are better off making your own,

or making kimchi which only takes 3 days - there's a recipe in our

Recipe Folder under Lacto-Fermented Foods & Drinks.

Bee

>

> This sauerkraut is pasteurized, so it does not have much of the

> particular benefits of raw sauerkraut.

>

> This is why it is not refrigerated.

>

> It is still a pre-digested food, with easily absorbed minerals though.

[Guest guest]

I'm trying to stay away from adding yet another

> homemade item on my list as I'm already spending several hours a day

> on prep work as it is!

>

>

>

---> I know its hard to add more to a full plate but personally I find

the kim chi to be indispensible. I make mine in the largest pickle

jar I could find using about 3-4 heads of bok choy and 3-4 bunches of

onions. I use a food processer to " chop " very fine the ginger and

garlic to a paste add it to the salt water and stuff the jar. It

lasts me about 2-3 weeks and is alot better and cheeper than buying it.

Pat B

PS. I sure have increased the time I spend in the kitchen preparing

food for this diet but I would question " several hours a day. "

[Guest guest]

> ---> I know its hard to add more to a full plate but personally I

find the kim chi to be indispensible. I make mine in the largest

pickle jar I could find using about 3-4 heads of bok choy and 3-4

bunches of onions. I use a food processer to " chop " very fine the

ginger and garlic to a paste add it to the salt water and stuff the

jar. It lasts me about 2-3 weeks and is alot better and cheeper than

buying it.

> Pat B

> PS. I sure have increased the time I spend in the kitchen preparing

> food for this diet but I would question " several hours a day. "

==>Pat, I agree that this diet couldn't take " several hours a day " to

prepare. I make kimchi like you and it is so worth the time and

savings. Some foods take much less time because I cook meats until

they are rare, and I eat a smaller selection of foods. Broths are no

problem because they cook themselves. The raw egg drink is one of

the fastest breakfasts anyone could make. And so on. It gets easier

and takes less time as one gets used to it. But it can be daunting

when first starting out.

Bee

[Guest guest]

I don't see where you disagree?

> >

> > This sauerkraut is pasteurized, so it does not have much of the

> > particular benefits of raw sauerkraut.

> >

> > This is why it is not refrigerated.

> >

> > It is still a pre-digested food, with easily absorbed minerals though.

>

[Guest guest]

Max, it is only your statement " It is still a pre-digested food, with

easily absorbed minerals though " (statement about pasteurized

sauerkraut).

Bee

> > >

> > > This sauerkraut is pasteurized, so it does not have much of the

> > > particular benefits of raw sauerkraut.

> > >

> > > This is why it is not refrigerated.

> > >

> > > It is still a pre-digested food, with easily absorbed minerals

though.

> >

>