Guest guest Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 > my 2 cups per day of kimchi works out to be about 1/2 lb, doesn't > seem like 1lb would be that much. interesting...my 1 lb. looks to be about 2 cups. also, depending on the ingredients (traditional baechu- > kimchi recipes call for a lot of green onions and mustard leaves, > which are potassium powerhouses) the potassium/sodium ratio could be > a concern in larger quantities. commercial kimchi tends to be > pretty bastardized in this area and cabbage is not enough of a > potassium powerhouse to compensate. supposing 1lb of kimchi has > (i'm picking an arbitrary number probably in the ballpark) 200g of > nappa cabbage and a typical 2% salt by weight content, going by the > data for celtic sea salt (the only data i have for salt), that would > be about 1300mg sodium and 500mg potassium. presumably the ratio > would worse for cheaper salt and for a commercially produced food. this brand has 1% sodium in a 1 lb. container. don't know how much potassium. a description and ingredients are here: http://www.sunjas.com/page2.html > > i would check on the presence of synthetic MSG in the commercial > kimchi... no msg added, according to the website. whoda thunk you could find authentic hand-made korean kimchi in the heart of vermont? LOL! just glad i can get it at two local markets :-) Suze Fisher Lapdog Design, Inc. Web Design & Development http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg Weston A. Price Foundation Chapter Leader, Mid Coast Maine http://www.westonaprice.org ---------------------------- “The diet-heart idea (the idea that saturated fats and cholesterol cause heart disease) is the greatest scientific deception of our times.” -- Mann, MD, former Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University, Tennessee; heart disease researcher. The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics <http://www.thincs.org> ---------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 you totally can - there's actually a lot of lacto-fermentation that goes on around here. the flack family farm in particular makes awesome kimchi... At 12:06 PM 1/20/2004, you wrote: >no msg added, according to the website. >whoda thunk you could find authentic hand-made korean kimchi in the heart of >vermont? LOL! just glad i can get it at two local markets :-) atg technical support support@... 1-800-RING ATG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 --- Suze Fisher <s.fisher22@...> wrote: > > my 2 cups per day of kimchi works out to be about > 1/2 lb, doesn't > > seem like 1lb would be that much. > > interesting...my 1 lb. looks to be about 2 cups. > Doesn't it depend how tightly you pack it in those cups? I followed Sally's recipe for Kimchi. The serving size states " makes 2 quarts " , but the instructions clearly state to use a 1 quart jar! Just a typo? Or the difference between packing it in and serving it loosely in a bowl? Jo ________________________________________________________________________ Messenger - Communicate instantly... " Ping " your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger./download/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 > RE: Re: kimchi overdose? > > > --- Suze Fisher <s.fisher22@...> wrote: > > >my 2 cups per day of kimchi works out to be about >> 1/2 lb, doesn't >> > seem like 1lb would be that much. >> >> interesting...my 1 lb. looks to be about 2 cups. >> > >Doesn't it depend how tightly you pack it in those >cups? probably, but it might also depend on how much juice is in there too, as i think mike mentioned. and perhaps the combo of veggies - heavier ones vs. lighter ones, etc. Suze Fisher Lapdog Design, Inc. Web Design & Development http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg Weston A. Price Foundation Chapter Leader, Mid Coast Maine http://www.westonaprice.org ---------------------------- “The diet-heart idea (the idea that saturated fats and cholesterol cause heart disease) is the greatest scientific deception of our times.” -- Mann, MD, former Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University, Tennessee; heart disease researcher. The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics <http://www.thincs.org> ---------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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