Apple cider vinegar, otherwise known as cider vinegar or ACV, is a type of vinegar made from cider or apple must and has a pale to medium amber color. Unpasteurized or organic ACV contains mother of vinegar, which has a cobweb-like appearance and can make the vinegar look slightly congealed.
ACV is used in salad dressings, marinades, vinaigrettes, food preservatives, and chutneys, among other things. It is made by crushing apples and squeezing out the liquid. Bacteria and yeast are added to the liquid to start the alcoholic fermentation process, and the sugars are turned into alcohol. In a second fermentation process, the alcohol is converted into vinegar by acetic acid-forming bacteria (acetobacter). Acetic acid and malic acid give vinegar its sour taste.
While the uses for white vinegar are plentiful, apple cider vinegar has arguably even more applications. Its wide-ranging benefits (rivaling the number of uses for tea tree oil and other nifty natural helpers) include everything from curing hiccups to alleviating cold symptoms, and some people have turned to apple cider vinegar to help with health concerns including diabetes, cancer, heart problems, high cholesterol, and weight issues.
Here are some incredible uses of an apple cider vinegar:
#1. It prevents flu and stomach illness.
#2. It dissolves kidney stones.
#3. It regulates pH balance in the body.
#4. It relieves gout, asthma and allergies.
#5. It helps lowers the glucose levels that causes diabetes and helps in losing weight by curbing appetite and breaking down fat.
#6. It relieves migraines, sinus pressure and infections.
#7. It lowers blood pressure and cholesterol.
#8. It reduces inflammation and relieves arthritis.
#9. It helps in conditioning knots in hair.
#10. It gets rid of nail fungus, other fungus and bacterial rash.
#11. It soothes bug bites.
#12. It gets rid of warts and helps to prevent acne.
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