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{{Short description|German drink}}
'''Kraut juice''' (called '''Sauerkrautsaft''' in German, '''Zeamă de varză''' in Romanian or '''Rasol''' in Serbian, Bosnian and Croatian) is a beverage that consists of the liquid in which [[sauerkraut]] is cured. It is the juice of the vegetable itself and the pickling brine.<ref>http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0198-351726/Laboratory-and-large-scale-fermentation.html </ref>
'''Kraut juice''' (called '''Sauerkrautsaft''' in German, '''Zeamă de varză'''/'''Moare''' in Romanian, rasol, rasoj or rasuluk in the [[Balkans]]) is a beverage that consists of the liquid in which [[sauerkraut]] is cured. It is the juice of the vegetable itself and the pickling brine.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0198-351726/Laboratory-and-large-scale-fermentation.html |title=Manta - the Place for Small Business |access-date=2009-04-23 |archive-date=2020-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125042558/http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0198-351726/Laboratory-and-large-scale-fermentation.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>


It is widely available in many central and eastern European countries, such as Germany, Serbia, and Albania, and in the parts of the [[U.S. Northeast]] and [[Midwest]] where [[German Americans|German immigrants]] settled, such as central and western [[Pennsylvania]].
It is widely available in many central and eastern European countries, such as Germany, and in the parts of the [[Northeastern United States|Northeast]] and [[Midwest]] where [[German Americans|German immigrants]] settled, such as central and western [[Pennsylvania]].


It may be taken as a [[dietary supplement]], as it is a source of [[vitamin C]], [[B vitamins]], [[Vitamin E]], [[Vitamin K]], [[potassium]] (475&nbsp;mg), [[calcium]], [[phosphorus]], [[sulphur]], [[iron]], [[copper]], [[zinc]], [[magnesium]] and [[lactic acid]].<ref name=rasol>{{cite web |title=(in Serbian) |url=http://www.poljoprivreda.info/?oid=13&id=283}}</ref>
It may be taken as a [[dietary supplement]], as it is a source of [[vitamin C]], [[B vitamins]], [[Vitamin E]], [[Vitamin K]], [[potassium]] (475&nbsp;mg), [[calcium]], [[phosphorus]], [[sulphur]], [[iron]], [[copper]], [[zinc]], [[magnesium]] and [[lactic acid]].<ref name=rasol>{{Cite web|url=https://poljoprivreda.info/|title=Rasol više od leka protiv mamurluka|trans-title=Brine is more than a hangover cure|website=Poljoprivreda Internet Magazin|language=sr|date=1 January 2004|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041101183316/http://www.poljoprivreda.info/?oid=13&id=283|archive-date=1 November 2004}}</ref>


==Uses==
==Uses==
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Clamato]]
*[[Clamato]]
*[[Sour_cabbage#Nutritional_value|Rasol]]
*[[Sour cabbage#Nutritional value|Rasol]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Dietary supplements]]
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[[Category:German drinks]]



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Latest revision as of 16:34, 11 December 2024

Kraut juice (called Sauerkrautsaft in German, Zeamă de varză/Moare in Romanian, rasol, rasoj or rasuluk in the Balkans) is a beverage that consists of the liquid in which sauerkraut is cured. It is the juice of the vegetable itself and the pickling brine.[1]

It is widely available in many central and eastern European countries, such as Germany, and in the parts of the Northeast and Midwest where German immigrants settled, such as central and western Pennsylvania.

It may be taken as a dietary supplement, as it is a source of vitamin C, B vitamins, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, potassium (475 mg), calcium, phosphorus, sulphur, iron, copper, zinc, magnesium and lactic acid.[2]

Uses

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Kraut juice may be drunk alone or used as a component in mixed drinks.

It is one of the alternatives used in Romania to give the traditional soups ciorbă its sour taste.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Manta - the Place for Small Business". Archived from the original on 2020-01-25. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
  2. ^ "Rasol više od leka protiv mamurluka" [Brine is more than a hangover cure]. Poljoprivreda Internet Magazin (in Serbian). 1 January 2004. Archived from the original on 1 November 2004.