Libby's Bavarian Style Sauerkraut with Caraway Seeds Review
Sauerkraut is a popular mainstay in German cuisine, but if you do not have the time or know-how to make your own from scratch, another option is to find a good quality prepared variety of sauerkraut instead. How does Libby's Bavarian style sauerkraut with caraway seeds measure up?
Product Information
Libby's Bavarian style sauerkraut with caraway seeds is distributed by Seneca Foods Corp, Marion, NY 14505-0997. According to product details, the sauerkraut is made with "barrel fresh goodness".
Nutrition Facts
Each 30g (2 Tbsp) serving size of Libby's Bavarian style sauerkraut with caraway seeds contains 10 calories, no fat or cholesterol, 200mg sodium, 45mg potassium, 3g carbohydrate, less than 1g dietary fibre, and 2g sugar. Each serving also contains 4% of your daily recommended allowance of vitamin C, and 2% iron.
If you are looking for a low-calorie, fat-free product, it is worth trying this product. But it is a little high in sodium, providing 8% of your daily recommended allowance of sodium in each serving, so you will have to go easy on this product if you are trying to watch your blood pressure.
Ingredients
Libby's Bavarian style sauerkraut with caraway seeds does not contain any artificial preservatives, colours or ingredients. The ingredients include cabbage, water, sugar, salt, and caraway seeds.
Serving Suggestion
Sauerkraut tastes great served with traditional German food such as schnitzel or with burgers, hotdogs, pork chops and in other ways. Libby's has a Bavarian kraut and pork goulash recipe on the side of the can, which requires a can of Libby's Bavarian style sauerkraut with caraway seeds, along with pork chops, pasta, tomato puree, tomatoes, olive oil, brown sugar, garlic powder, white onions, green pepper, and paprika.
Taste Test
Libby's Bavarian style sauerkraut with caraway seeds smelled pungent and strong. I served it with a homemade burger. The sauerkraut helped enhance the taste of my meal by giving it a tasty, savoury flavour. Even though it smelled strong, the taste was not overpowering and the addition of the caraway seeds was a nice touch.
Recommendation
I found Libby's Bavarian style sauerkraut with caraway seeds to be a high quality product that served my purposes well. I would therefore recommend this product. It was tasty, low-fat and very versatile.
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