Why is sauerkraut not alcoholic?
- Why is sauerkraut not alcoholic?
Approximately 0.2g of sugar per 100g (0.2%) of cabbage is converted during the first 9 days of fermentation. Glucose has a molar weight of 180g while the molar weight of ethanol is 46g. This means that at worst there could be 0.051% alcohol in our sauerkraut. That's less than the amount of alcohol in a ripe banana!