Recent updates and perspectives of fermented healthy super food sauerkraut: a review

Abstract

Sauerkraut is a traditional fermented vegetable product that has numerous health endorsing properties. It is produced by spontaneous fermentation of cabbage that mainly involves heterofermentative lactic acid bacteria. The amount of salt introduces influences the physiochemical, microbial load, and also sensory consistency of sauerkraut. Sauerkraut has a high nutritional and phytochemical profile as well as has some epidemiological attributes. Sauerkraut is rich in vitamins and phenolic compounds, which protect against oxidative stress by serving as powerful free radical scavengers. The sauerkraut is being considered one of the best functional foods across the world due to its therapeutic potential. The current review provides an overview of production technology, nutritional, phytochemical, and different therapeutics (chemo preventive, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory) aspects of sauerkraut.