Is pickle juice good for you?

The pickles are loved worldwide.

But some fans of pure pickles love more than these crunchy, salty and sweet cucumbers. They also like pickle juice – the brine in which the pickles are made and packaged.

Many people swear that juice has various health benefits. But is it true? Is pickle juice good for you, or is it bad for you?

The disadvantage of pickle juice

Cornichon juice is not fattening. In fact, it is free and contains little or no calories – depending on the brand. But that doesn’t make a healthy choice. In fact, it has an important drawback: sodium.

The pickles are made in a salt water with salt water or vinegar. They also contain various seasonings, including salt – a lot of salt.

“A quarter of pickle juice can contain between 500 and 1,000 milligrams of sodium,” said Ashley Simper, dietitian recorded at Osf Healthcare. “The recommended daily limit of sodium for adults is 2,300 mg, so it is easy to see how you could reach this daily allowance very quickly.

“This high sodium content is an even more important problem for people with kidney disease, heart disease and blood pressure.

Are there some pickle juice services?

Let us examine how the following Cornichon health claims are resisting a meticulous examination.

Probiotics
Probiotics are living bacteria that are beneficial to keep your digestive system, your brain and your healthy immune system. They can be found in pickle juice in salt water salt water. Salt water ferments, which leads to the growth of probiotics.

But there is a problem. Most of the pickles produced commercially are made with vinegar salum instead of salt water, so they do not contain probiotics.

“But I do not recommend drinking pickle juice for probiotics anyway,” said Ashley. “Instead, there are healthier options that are much lower in sodium.”

These options include foods like:

• Yogurt
• Kéfir (a fermented milk drink)
• Tempeh (fermented soy food)
• Kombucha (a drinking with black or fermented green tea)

Dehydration
Some people use pickle juice such as a sports drink to rehydrate by reconstructing liquids and electrolytes – in particular sodium and potassium – which are lost during perspiration.

But is the pickle juice good for dehydration?

Even if it contains electrolytes, there are more balanced alternatives.

“There are little calorie and calorie sports drinks that are formulated to provide the right sodium and potassium ratios,” said Ashley. “I encourage athletes and those who exercise at least 60 minutes a day working with a dietitian to determine what type of sports drink suits them best.”

However, not everyone needs to reconstruct electrolytes.

“Most people do not train long or enough to demand it,” said Ashley. “For these people, water is usually the best thing to drink during and after a training session.”

Nausea and hangover
Drinking pickle juice can help relieve both nausea and hangover, which are two side effects of dehydration.

“But the pickle juice should not be your first choice when you treat the nausea of ​​dehydration,” said Ashley. “Once again, due to the high sodium content of pickle juice, a drink for little calories or calories without calorie would be preferred for rehydration.

“And when you are breastfeeding a hangover, you should not depend on the pickle juice alone. Instead, be sure to drink a lot of water and rest a lot.”

Cramps
The causes of muscle cramps are not fully understood. But some studies have shown that the consumption of pickles for cramps, including period cramps, can make them less painful and shorter. While some people believe that electrolytes in the pickle juice must thank for this relief, the evidence seems to indicate something much more immediate.

“The theory is that when the acetic acid in the pickle juice touches the nerves at the back of the throat, these nerves then send soothing signals to the brain and the spinal cord to relax the cramps that crammed,” said Ashley. “This possible advantage is one of the reasons for the trend of drinking pickle juice before going to bed to avoid cramps during sleep.”

Stomach burns
Despite the claims that pickle juice can help with stomach burns (acid reflux), this is not supported by research. In fact, the pickle juice containing vinegar could actually worsen stomach burns. Thus, people with this condition can help prevent it by avoiding things like:

• Alcohol
• Caffeine
• Chocolate
• Citrus
• Fatty or fried food
• Garlic
• Mint
• Onions
• Peppermint
• Spicy foods
• Tomato foods

“It is also recommended to eat smaller meals and avoid eating two to three hours before sleeping to stand up and prevent reflux symptoms,” said Ashley.

Questions?

If you have any questions about how to maintain a healthy diet, talk to your primary care provider to obtain a reference to a recorded dietitian.