Back to the Homestead - Quick Sauerkraut
Directly translated, Sauerkraut means "sour cabbage." Sauerkraut is finely shredded cabbage that has been fermented by various lactic acid bacteria, including Leuconostoc, Lactobacillus, and Pediococcus. It has a long shelf-life and a distinctive sour flavor, both of which result from the lactic acid that forms when the bacteria ferment the sugars in the cabbage. It is not to be confused with coleslaw, which consists of fresh cabbage and may receive an acidic taste from vinegar (so says Wikipedia).
Vitamin C in Sauerkraut: 100 Grams has 15mg
Vitamin C in Cabbage: 100 Grams has 37mg
Vitamin C in an Orange: 100 Grams has 53mg
Sauerkraut wonderful all by itself. I especially enjoy sauerkraut mixed up in salads and even cooked into other recipes (though the benefits of the homemade sauerkraut is lost during cooking).
Here is my recipie:
3 Tablespoons of Sea Salt to 5 Pounds of Cabbage.
In the video, I had 3 pounds of cabbage that I prepared. When considering 3 pounds is 60% of 5 pounds, we used 60% of the salt needed for 5 pounds of cabbage.
1 Tablespoon = 3 Teaspoons
3 Tablespoons = 9 Teaspoons
60% of 9 teaspoons is 5.4 teaspoons. We used 5 teaspoons because we were just shy of 3 pounds.
Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauerkraut
http://www.germanfoodguide.com/sauerkraut.cfm
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_vitamin_C_is_in_an_orange
http://cashsunshine.blogspot.com/2008/09/cabbage-rich-source-of-vitamins-and.html
Directly translated, Sauerkraut means "sour cabbage." Sauerkraut is finely shredded cabbage that has been fermented by various lactic acid bacteria, including Leuconostoc, Lactobacillus, and Pediococcus. It has a long shelf-life and a distinctive sour flavor, both of which result from the lactic acid that forms when the bacteria ferment the sugars in the cabbage. It is not to be confused with coleslaw, which consists of fresh cabbage and may receive an acidic taste from vinegar (so says Wikipedia).
Vitamin C in Sauerkraut: 100 Grams has 15mg
Vitamin C in Cabbage: 100 Grams has 37mg
Vitamin C in an Orange: 100 Grams has 53mg
Sauerkraut wonderful all by itself. I especially enjoy sauerkraut mixed up in salads and even cooked into other recipes (though the benefits of the homemade sauerkraut is lost during cooking).
Here is my recipie:
3 Tablespoons of Sea Salt to 5 Pounds of Cabbage.
In the video, I had 3 pounds of cabbage that I prepared. When considering 3 pounds is 60% of 5 pounds, we used 60% of the salt needed for 5 pounds of cabbage.
1 Tablespoon = 3 Teaspoons
3 Tablespoons = 9 Teaspoons
60% of 9 teaspoons is 5.4 teaspoons. We used 5 teaspoons because we were just shy of 3 pounds.
Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauerkraut
http://www.germanfoodguide.com/sauerkraut.cfm
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_vitamin_C_is_in_an_orange
http://cashsunshine.blogspot.com/2008/09/cabbage-rich-source-of-vitamins-and.html
