There is an actual process that takes place. A deli or refrigerated pickle (bottom right) is made from a fresh cucumber that is put right into finished brine and then refrigerated; a processed pickle (top right) takes a little more time. A pickle starts out as a green cucumber that is put into a salt water solution to cure. By curing, we mean, getting all the sugar and CO₂ (or gases) out of the cucumber. This process takes three (3) to four (4) weeks. At that stage, the cucumber is considered a pickle and that is how you get a process pickle.

Health Note

• If you are trying to cut down on your salt, eat deli pickles, which have less salt in them.
• Pickles make a great low carb snack for those who are watching their carb intake.

Below is a list of the processed and deli items that we carry.