Additional benefits arise from a high fiber content; it has been credited with reducing cholesterol and slowing the hardening of the arteries, and is generally praised as an all-around health food.
中國人吃酸菜已有二百餘年的歷史，一般人愛吃它，但並不認為它是有益的食物。但近年來大家的生活水準提高，普遍有營養過剩之虞，酸菜中的酸味兒與大量的纖維質，被發現可以去脂肪與降低膽固醇，以促進血液的流通，可說是中年人的保健食品。