Bread-and-butter pickles are a sweet pickle made from cucumbers with vinegar, sugar and onion. Bread-and-butter pickle recipes are typically for refrigerator-style pickles that don't need to soak for long periods in a brine bath. In fact, many recipes take a mere 24 hours. Because they are brined with nearly equal parts sugar and vinegar, bread-and-butter pickles are higher in calories than dill pickles.
Serving Size
One medium gherkin is about 2 3/4 inches long and weighs nearly an ounce. The nutritional value of a bread-and-butter pickle depends on its size. For the most accurate nutritional data, weigh your pickle and make adjustments to the nutritional information based on the total weight of the pickle.
Macronutrients
Per medium gherkin, bread-and-butter pickles contain 23 calories, 5.29 g of carbohydrates, 0.14 g of protein, 0.1 g of total fat, 0.017 g of saturated fat and 0.2 g of fiber.
Minerals
The mineral content of a medium-size bread-and-butter gherkin includes 15 mg of calcium, 0.06 mg of iron, 2 mg of magnesium, 4 mg of phosphorus, 25 mg of potassium, 114 mg of sodium, 0.03 mg of zinc, 0.007 mg of copper and 0.016 mg of manganese.
Vitamins
Each bread-and-butter gherkin contains 0.2 mg of calcium, 0.006 mg of thiamine, 0.007 mg of riboflavin, 0.029 mg of niacin, 0.013 mg of pantothenic acid, 0.006 mg of vitamin B-6, 0.8 mg of choline, 0.1 mg of betaine, 81 mcg of beta-carotene, 191 international units of vitamin A, 11.8 mcg of vitamin K, and 42 mcg of combined lutein and zeaxanthin.
References
- USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory: National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference -- Pickles, Cucumber, Sweet (Includes Bread and Butter Pickles)
- "Janie's Simply Entree Salads for Two"; Janie Ebinger; 2009
- "One Big Table: 600 Recipes from the Nation's Best Home Cooks, Farmers, Fishermen, Pit-masters and Chefs"; Molly O'Neill; 2010
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