What's happened to my pickled beet

[flushingfreda]

Hi can anyone tell me please why my beetroot I lovingly grew and pickled last year has turned a horrible white colour in the jars.

[calendula]

Too little sugar/salt/vinegar - these are the preservatives?
Not careful enough with hygiene?
Not cooked long enough?

Not much help...sorry

[aircooled]

Hygiene? When I'm making jam/jelly (don't do pickles) (especially beetroot) I put the jam jars and lids in my old electric baby bottle steam steriliser - never have any problems with mould etc.

[wowfudge]

The colour has just leeched out into the vinegar. Still perfectly edible unless the texture has changed and it's mushy rather than crisp and even then it won't harm you.