Why it works at the biological level.
Most plant compounds people eat for the health benefit are bound to sugars the gut absorbs poorly. Raw, you pass most of them. Fermentation runs the conversion step first, so more of what you add to the bag actually reaches your blood.
Most people get the salt wrong on their first batch. Half a percent either way is the difference between a clean ferment and a soft, off-smelling bag. Salt is a control variable, not a seasoning.
Most commercial fermented foods are pasteurised after production, killing the lactic acid bacteria responsible for gut health benefits. The only way to get truly live fermented food is to make it yourself.
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