Bubbies Bread and Butter Pickles

[Bet]

While in Whole Foods, searching for the Japanese sweet potatoes (they didn't have any ) I stumbled upon the display of Bubbies pickles and sauerkraut. I never would have found it otherwise! We bought a large jar of the sauerkraut and a smaller jar of the bread and butter pickles. The pickles are fantastic. I was commenting on how sweet they were. Then it struck me. Sure enough they have sugar on the label. Now these are fermented pickles. So does the sugar survive the fermenting process? I know in wine, it turns into sugar alcohol. But I doubt that is the case here. I failed chemistry back in HS, so I have no clue.

[kayell]

I doubt the Bubbies Bread and Butter pickles are fermented like their dills. They have vinegar in them and are pasteurized. Neither is usually done with fermented pickles. Pasteurization kills off the organisms that ferment out sugars. Vinegar is not necessary in fermented pickles and I've never seen it used in a fermented foods recipe. That and the sweet flavor indicates that there is probably plenty of sugar in them.

[Tom Denham]

No to the Bread and Butter variety. The Dill pickles from Bubbies are good and compliant.

[Bet]

Thanks, I will get those next time. The sauerkraut is great.