Riya Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Hi everyone, I did a search for this, but didn't find anything. I've been making homemade saurkraut using a starter culture from Cutting Edge Cultures. The ingredients are: Active bacteria strains (Lb. plantarum, Ln. mesenteroides, Pc acidilactici), organic tapioca sugar. I'm more comfortable using the starter cultures versus salt, and bonus, my 11 y/o loves it. It has no powdered milk as a carrier. So the question is this; would this be ok since the fermentation process eats the sugar like kombucha? Or does the sugar make it not compliant? 1 Tbs makes about a gallon of kraut, so it's definitely less than kombucha. I'm planning to start my Whole 30 on Sept 5th, but am trying to gear up for it in advance. Maybe I'll get lucky and the kill all the things phase will be minimized to a simple smack all the things Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcbn Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 My gut tells me this is okay - see what I did there? I'd agree that since the sugar is used in the ferment that it wouldn't be an issue, and home-made is always so much better - enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riya Posted August 10, 2016 Author Share Posted August 10, 2016 Ooh, well played indeed! Thank you so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crastney Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 when I made saurkraut I used a whole cabbage, and salt as per the recipe, but then added in the last tbsp from the jar I'd nearly finished. this provided the culture required without worrying about if there was sugars in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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