Apple Cider Vinegar

Composition and Manufacturing Process

Apple cider vinegar (ACV) is a solution of acidic acid produced by fermentation of apples. Apple Cider Vinegar contains cholesterol-reducing pectin and the perfect balance of 19 minerals, including potassium, phosphorus, chlorine, sodium, magnesium, calcium, sulfur, iron, fluorine and silicon.

The cider is made from apples and then turned into vinegar where acetic bacteria convert the alcohol in the cider to acetic acid.

Benefits

• contains bacteria which is unfriendly to infectious microorganisms
• improves stamina
• increases resistance to disease
• protects against food poisoning
• aids in digestion
• aid in a variety of disease including arthritis
• regulates blood pressure
• maintains the correct pH in the body

Applications

• a cleaning agent that will reduce mildew, germs and odor
• a disinfectant for cleaning cages
• washing produce
• cleansing agent when sprouting seeds
• 1/4 tsp sprinkled over fresh food will function as an immune enhancer
• treatment of bacterial infections (consult with a veterinarian)

WOW, I learn something new.. thanks.

I know this is a really old topic, but I happened across it and I was hoping someone might be able to tell me where to get it. We took Cricket to the vet weekend for her anual check up and her fecal came back with "too few organisms" and I was told to us non-pasturized apple cider vinegar for two weeks, 1 teaspoon per pint of water. I've looked all over the place and cannot find it. I can find it that says that it is pasturized and I can find bottles that don't say either way, but not organic non-pasturized. Any ideas?

Real apple cider turns into cider vinegar. I grew up on a farm with an apple orchard and the fresh pressed aple cider turns into hard apple cider first (which is a potent alcoholic beverage) then it turns to apple cider vinegar. I tried to find real apple cider here in Texas and could not find it. Health food stores sometimes carry non pasturized items like cider and apple cider vinegar. If you could find the cider you could always make it yourself.

I can buy this in most places that sell vinegar, i got some from asda which is a wallmart in the us?

Everything that I could find was pasturized so it spoiled before it fermented into cider or vinegar.

Thanks LiquidIce, never even thought about WalMart. I checked a few grocery stores, but didn't even think of that.

If you could not find any, I use BRAGG Raw- Unfiltered Organic APPLE CIDER VINEGAR with the 'mother'. I have used apple cider vinegar for ever with my babies.