Vegetable · root
Mild, peppery, slightly sweet. Featured in Middle Eastern torshi (pickled root mix) and regional kimchi variants. Absorbs flavor well from surrounding ferment. Shreds work better than chunks for sauerkraut-style.
Enter your vegetable weight and a salt percentage. We return the exact salt mass in grams, plus teaspoons for each common grain.
Grain matters: one teaspoon of Diamond Crystal weighs half as much as one teaspoon of fine sea salt. Weigh in grams when you can.
| Grain | Grams | Teaspoons | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Crystal kosher | 25 g | 8.8 | 2.93 |
| Morton kosher | 25 g | 5.21 | 1.74 |
| Fine sea salt | 25 g | 4.39 | 1.46 |
| Pickling / canning | 25 g | 4.55 | 1.52 |
Shred for sauerkraut blend (cabbage + turnip at 70/30). Brine-pickle as cubes: 2.5% brine, 10 days. For Lebanese torshi pink variety: add sliced beet (10% by weight) — turns turnips hot pink from beet pigment.
Source: Taste of Beirut — pink torshi. Last verified 2026-06-09.
2.50% by weight is the default for turnip (workable range 2.00%–3.00%). For 1000g turnip, that's 25.0g salt. Use non-iodised salt and weigh in grams — teaspoon equivalences vary by salt grain. Source: Taste of Beirut — pink torshi.
10.0 days at 68°F (20°C). Cooler kitchens (60-65°F) slow fermentation; warmer kitchens (75-80°F) roughly halve the time per 10°F increase. Start tasting from day 5; target pH 3.80 or below indicates complete primary fermentation.
Shred for sauerkraut blend (cabbage + turnip at 70/30). Brine-pickle as cubes: 2.5% brine, 10 days. For Lebanese torshi pink variety: add sliced beet (10% by weight) — turns turnips hot pink from beet pigment.
Turnip is a root vegetable. Mild, peppery, slightly sweet. Featured in Middle Eastern torshi (pickled root mix) and regional kimchi variants. Absorbs flavor well from surrounding ferment. Shreds work better than chunks for sauer… Preferred fermentation style: sauerkraut-blend, kimchi-component, torshi.
A short, honest kit for lacto-fermentation. The scale is the one that matters most — everything here is by weight.
As an Amazon Associate, Fermentcalc earns from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you. More on how this is funded.