Pickled Food - Does It Count

[Tony_Holden]

I eat a lot of pickled food such as beetroot, onions and gherkin, do they count towards your five a day?

 

[phoenix]

I think that they would count as a condiment rather than part of your 5 a day. They loose quite a lot of their nutrients in the pickling process, how much is lost will depend upon the vegetable and the process. I found this example
In a 8-inch raw cucumber, there are about 21 micrograms of folic acid and about 8.4 milligrams of vitamin C. In a similar sized sour pickle example, there are only 2 micrograms of folic acid and 2.8 milligrams of vitamin C..
They are also often very high in salt.
The good news is that vinegar might help lower your BS.

 

[Bubsy Malone]

Glad to hear that Phoenix, i'm addicted to Branston!

 

[cavelioness]

NOOOOOOOOOO Marks and Spencers Beetroot is to die for. I just love beetroot and borsht etc. We also do red cabbage it used to be cooked in red wine but now prefer it cooked in apple juice

 

[hanadr]

Carbs survive the pickling process and sugars are added. Branston contains loads of sugar. If there's a panel, read it, but think of portion size. A tespoonful of a relish on the plate is less of a problem than a heap of picked beetroot.
My personal favourite is picked cauliflower. I just adore it. I get all that's in the "mixed pickles" jar.
I just adore cauliflower in any style. Especially breaded and fried.like mushrooms.

 

[ally5555]

if they are plain pickled veg like beetroot then yes they count - so do onions, cauli, cabbage - 2 tablsp of veg counts as a portion. A cereal bowl of salad , mixed , is also a portion.

Wouldnt count Branston tho - Ill check the carbs later as I have left my analysis pack in my car!

 

[ally5555]

just looked up sweet pickle - 5.4 g CHO per tsp

 

[Trinkwasser]

The vinegar might help if you want to eat any higher carb stuff along with the pickles

 

[Thirsty]

Isn't beetroot one of the highest carb vegetables you can find?

 

[caitycakes1]

There is 6g cho per 100g serving of Baxters pickled sliced beetroot.

Caitycakes x

 

[hanadr]

Branston Pickle Original 26.1% carb of which 23.?% is sugar. It's on the panel in writing less than 1mm high.

 

[Trinkwasser]

Branston Pickle Original 26.1% carb of which 23.?% is sugar. It's on the panel in writing less than 1mm high.

That's so people with diabetic retinopathy can't read it.

Which is probably why they got the retinopathy.