give them their characteristic sour taste.
Depending on how they are prepared and stored, they may contain live lactic acid bacteria. However, not every fermented food contains probiotics with proven health benefits. A true probiotic benefit depends on the specific microorganism, the amount consumed, and evidence showing that it helps human health.
Heating or pasteurizing a fermented product can also kill its live microorganisms. That does not make the food nutritionally worthless, but it changes what you can reasonably expect from it.
Fermented beets can be an enjoyable way to
