• sidelove@lemmy.world
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    21 days 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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      21 days ago

      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.