• October1@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    (get refrigerated or home fermented sauerkraut, not canned or jarred)

    …what? How is it refrigerated but not in a jar? I love sauerkraut, what are you talking about?

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      15 hours ago

      I think they mean heat-canning/jarring, which sterilizes it and destroys a lot of the probiotics in it to make it shelf-stable. Room temp sauerkraut is still good for you, just not as good as the less-processed stuff that requires refrigeration.

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        Correct!

        The probiotics (live, good bacteria) are effectively dead in these. You get some benefits due to the metabolites left over but it’s less than ideal.