Anyone have info about brines and diabetics?

TheDirtyBurger

My buddy who is newly diabetic was asking me if he could eat something that I brined because the brine had sugar in it. We were not sure because we did not know if the sugar stayed as sugar in the brine or if it somehow transformed (for lack of a better term) during the brining process.

Anyone have info on this?
thanks
tim

DrZaius

I suggest not Brining diabetics. They probably would appreciate that.

Pork Butt Mike

Hey guys, I am diabetic and I brine some of my meats sometimes. If you don't go crazy you should be fine. Like any thing else with diabetics you can in moderation.

Billy Grill Eggster

You can skip the sugar if that is a real concern. Remember brine adds salt to the meat, if someone has a sodium intake issue, tell them the meat has been brined.

TheDirtyBurger

He is small but he would not fit in the bag.

TheDirtyBurger

It only had a 2TB of sugar and the recipe even said I could use Splenda. I will just omit it or use splenda when I cook for him.

BBM - Do you decrease the amount of sugar in your rubs too?

RRP

Tim, I'm type 2 which I assume your buddy is also. I brine on a regular basis, but have never used any sugar in the brine. Key is the salt and any spices as they linger in the meat. HTH

Gator Bait

 
Hey Tim

I have been severely diabetic for many years, I was diagnosed when it caused me to have 3 major heart attacks 15 years ago. I wouldn't worry about small amounts of sugar on occasion. The amount of sugar that will go into the meat is very small. If someone had a sever allergy to sugar that might be a different story. Your friend should be fine. Best of luck to him, diabetes is a 24/7 pain in the a$$.

Like PBM say's it's all in moderation.

Blair


 

Pork Butt Mike

Amen, well said.