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Study: Bacteria in Kimchi Could Eliminate Nanoplastics from Body
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Can I get the same bacteria from sauerkraut instead?
Stupid Kimchi and Its fishiness. Probably different bacteria
The fishiness is from fish sauce and salted/fermented shrimp. You can make kimchi without those, just use something else for umami.
The bacteria are basically the same.
The same as kraut? My guess would be no if the kimchi has ingredients the kraut doesn't (ie fish).
I'm going to read the paper, quite interested in the methodology.
They're all lactic acid bacteria. The exact species might vary in different regions, like yeast, so kimchi from Korea and sauerkraut made in Germany might have slightly different species, but if you were to get local cabbage and make them both at home, they would have essentially the same bacteria.