Rice vinegar: It is made from rice, wheat, sorghum, bran, bran, salt, etc. through vinegar koji fermentation to produce acetic acid. The acidity of rice vinegar is weaker than that of white vinegar, its color is slightly lighter, its acidity is slightly lower, and its acidity is not thick enough.

White vinegar: White vinegar is made from edible alcohol as raw material and fermented with acetic acid. The preparation of white vinegar is mainly made from edible glacial acetic acid. It is characterized by low acidity, weak sourness, relatively low non-volatile acid content, light color, and does not change the color of the seasoning object.

Extended information:

Brewed vinegar can be divided into three categories according to different raw materials: grain vinegar made of wheat and rice, fruit vinegar made of apples and other raw materials, and Brewing vinegar made from lees and starch. Grain vinegar includes rice vinegar, brown rice vinegar and glutinous rice vinegar; fruit vinegar includes apple vinegar, lemon vinegar, grape vinegar, etc. There is a difference, and sometimes people also like to classify glutinous rice vinegar into the same category as rice vinegar.

Due to different brewing raw materials and process conditions, vinegar has different flavors and there is no unified classification method. If divided according to the vinegar making process, it can be divided into brewed vinegar and synthetic vinegar. Brewing vinegar can be divided into rice vinegar (made from grain and other raw materials), sweet and sour vinegar (made from starch sugar, sugar residues and other raw materials). Rice vinegar can be further divided into smoked vinegar, balsamic vinegar, bran vinegar, etc. according to different processing methods. Synthetic vinegar can be further divided into color vinegar and white vinegar (white vinegar can be further divided into ordinary white vinegar and vinegar essence). Vinegar is best made from brewed vinegar, among which rice vinegar is the best.

Reference materials: There are big differences between mature vinegar, white vinegar, rice vinegar and fruit vinegar? Are you using it correctly? --People's Daily Online