White mold on Sauerkraut - is it safe?

artmuzz · 21-01-2019, 08:48 PM

I just bought a jar of organic unpasteurised sauerkraut from my local health food shop and when a I opened it I found the sauerkraut covered in spots of white mold. Is this safe to eat or should I take it back to my local health food shop? Please advise.

TheArranger · 21-01-2019, 09:11 PM

if it's mold you may removed and eat if the taste wasn't altered...

call the emergencies anyway... :|

artmuzz · 21-01-2019, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by TheArranger

if it's mold you may removed and eat if the taste wasn't altered...

call the emergencies anyway... :|

When I bought the jar of sauerkraut there was brine leaking from the lid. I asked the shopkeeper for another jar but that jar was leaking too from the lid. I bought the jar of sauerkraut anyway but when I opened it the sauerkraut wasn’t submerged in the brine and I seen white specs of what I think is white mold.

jupiter12 · 21-01-2019, 09:46 PM

I googled it and ,, discovered ,, it's,,

Sauerkraut (/?sa?.?rkra?t/; German: [?za???k?a?t] (listen), lit. 'sour cabbage') is finely cut raw cabbage that has been fermented by various lactic acid bacteria.[1][2] It has a long shelf life and a distinctive sour flavor, both of which result from the lactic acid formed when the bacteria ferment the sugars in the cabbage leaves.[3][4]

So ,,,,,,,, it's cabbage ,, fermented in bacteria ,, left to ferment for a long time ,, and people eat this!!

I'm sure it's delicious ,,

Like yoghurt ,,

But ,, if I did buy some and it looked suspicious I'd definitely take it back!

TheArranger · 21-01-2019, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by artmuzz

When I bought the jar of sauerkraut there was brine leaking from the lid. I asked the shopkeeper for another jar but that jar was leaking too from the lid. I bought the jar of sauerkraut anyway but when I opened it the sauerkraut wasn’t submerged in the brine and I seen white specs of what I think is white mold.

if a jar leaks just throw it away, it's bad stuff...
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TheArranger · 21-01-2019, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jupiter12

I googled it and ,, discovered ,, it's,,

Sauerkraut (/?sa?.?rkra?t/; German: [?za???k?a?t] (listen), lit. 'sour cabbage') is finely cut raw cabbage that has been fermented by various lactic acid bacteria.[1][2] It has a long shelf life and a distinctive sour flavor, both of which result from the lactic acid formed when the bacteria ferment the sugars in the cabbage leaves.[3][4]

So ,,,,,,,, it's cabbage ,, fermented in bacteria ,, left to ferment for a long time ,, and people eat this!!

'garbage' ?

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jupiter12 · 21-01-2019, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by TheArranger

'garbage' ?

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I'll try anything once (usually) ,,

For those that like it it's probably lovely!

TheArranger · 21-01-2019, 10:25 PM

Yaa mit Wurste und Schnitzel UNT ein wenig Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte !!

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jake_ball · 22-01-2019, 09:37 AM

Throw it away and dont buy it again. All you lost is the price of a jar of cabbage.

artmuzz · 22-01-2019, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by jake_ball

Throw it away and dont buy it again. All you lost is the price of a jar of cabbage.

I was actually going to take it back to the shop and try and get a refund as the sauerkraut was quite expensive or exchange it for something else in the shopget something else in the shop.

artmuzz · 22-01-2019, 03:32 PM

I took the jar of sauerkraut back to the shop and the shop assistant agreed that the sauerkraut did look dodgy and asked me what I would like to do.

I told her I would like to exchange it for something else but unfortunately there was nothing there at the same price to exchange so I had to pay the £1 difference on something else I seen in the shop.

I thought the shop would of had the decency to give me the exchanged item for the same price as the sauerkraut due to the inconvenience but they didn’t. I had to pay the difference.

bamboozooka · 22-01-2019, 03:56 PM

i buy it, the taste is fine, bit different when you first try it.
considering its fermented for ages why does the jar say consume within 3 days of opening?
the jars are so big i split it into smaller glass jars and freeze it.

grimstock · 22-01-2019, 09:09 PM

If it has to be consumed within three days once opened, then it goes off once the air starts getting to the contents. If the jar was leaking, it's possibly been taking in air for much longer than three days, so dump it and get a refund. Also if the jar has leeks, it is possibly from wales.

21-01-2019, 09:46 PM	#4
jupiter12 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: UK South Coast Posts: 7,226 Likes: 4,267 (2,414 Posts)	Sauerkraut - Is it safe? I googled it and ,, discovered ,, it's,, Sauerkraut (/?sa?.?rkra?t/; German: [?za???k?a?t] (listen), lit. 'sour cabbage') is finely cut raw cabbage that has been fermented by various lactic acid bacteria.[1][2] It has a long shelf life and a distinctive sour flavor, both of which result from the lactic acid formed when the bacteria ferment the sugars in the cabbage leaves.[3][4] So ,,,,,,,, it's cabbage ,, fermented in bacteria ,, left to ferment for a long time ,, and people eat this!! I'm sure it's delicious ,, Like yoghurt ,, But ,, if I did buy some and it looked suspicious I'd definitely take it back! __________________ "The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once." - Albert Einstein

22-01-2019, 09:37 AM	#9
jake_ball Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 10,021 Likes: 3,172 (1,627 Posts)	Throw it away and dont buy it again. All you lost is the price of a jar of cabbage. __________________ *The truth is like a lion. You don't have to defend it. Let it loose. It will defend itself.* \|\|\| The words that I type onto this forum are NOT my opinions, nor are they my beliefs, they are simply just words and letters on a screen \|\|\| Any thread that I start is not really meant as a debate, it's really just a friendly discussion Last edited by jake_ball; 22-01-2019 at 09:37 AM.