The appearance of a white coating on canned cucumbers is not always a sign that they have gone bad.
We'll tell you whether you can eat pickled cucumbers with a white coating.
Can you eat cucumbers with white coating?
It is possible, if it is not mold, but lactic acid bacteria.
Mold usually appears in spots. In this case, the cucumbers should be thrown away.
Lactic acid bacteria cover cucumbers completely. Such cucumbers can be consumed without fear. Moreover, lactic acid bacteria are useful.
A white coating may also form on the surface of the brine. This is not necessarily mold either.
You can also tell good cucumbers from moldy ones by smell. Moldy ones will smell unpleasant.
For reference
Pickled cucumbers are canned vegetables that necessarily contain acetic acid, which provides a preservative effect during the pickling process.
