Bacteria in Sauerkraut

The good bacteria in sauerkraut are important to our gastrointestinal health. We have eaten lactic acid bacteria on a daily basis for most of human history and it is only in the last fifty years that we have moved away from this.

And it is within the last fifty years that we have seen an enormous rise in gastrointestinal health problems. Many doctors believe the two are connected.

In one study of bacteria collected from four commercial sauerkraut fermentations, a total of 686 isolates were found¹.

It is well established that strains from within the same family can differ in their health promoting effect so this enormous diversity is possibly the strongest of the benefits of sauerkraut.

Bacteria found included:

• Weissella species
• Lactobacillus plantarum
• Lactobacillus curvatus
• Lactobacillus sakei
• Lactobacillus paraplantarum
• Lactobacillus coryniformis
• Lactobacillus brevis
• Lactococcus lactis subsp lactis
• Leuconostoc mesenteroides
• Leuconostoc fallax
• Leuconostoc citreum
• Leuconostoc argentinum
• Pediococcus pentosaceus

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