Sour flavor.
Vinegar is a sour flavoring agent produced after fermentation with various kinds of leavening, chemical formula: CH3COOH , a weak electrolyte. Brewing vinegar mainly uses rice or sorghum as raw material.
A proper fermentation can use the liquid containing carbohydrates (sugar, starch) into alcohol and carbon dioxide, and the alcohol is then combined with oxygen in the air by some bacteria to produce acetic acid and water. Therefore, the process of making vinegar is the process of further oxidizing alcohol into acetic acid.
Expanded information6 health effects of vinegar
1, appetizer and spleen.
Vinegar can open the stomach, promote the secretion of saliva and gastric juice, help digestion and absorption, and promote appetite.
2, antibacterial sterilization.
The main component of vinegar is acetic acid, which has a good antibacterial and bactericidal effect. Germs are not easy to survive in an acidic environment, such as Streptococcus A, influenza virus and other common pathogens can be inhibited or killed in an acidic environment, so vinegar has a certain effect on the prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases. Therefore, coleslaw with vinegar helps to inhibit bacteria and sterilization.
3, lowering blood pressure and fat.
A research data found that a daily adherence to drinking a tablespoon of vinegar, can stimulate the body's vascular cell secretion of nitric oxide, which can play a role in expanding blood vessels, to ensure that the role of blood flow, so that can also lower blood pressure.
4, control blood sugar.
Regularly eating vinegar can slow down the rise of blood sugar, especially for diabetic patients to reduce postprandial blood sugar has a better effect. When you eat rice, pasta and other carbohydrate-based food, you can add an appropriate amount of vinegar in the dishes.
5, promote calcium absorption.
When simmering bone soup or fish stew, you may want to add some vinegar, which can help dissolve the calcium in the bones and increase the intake of calcium.
6, help reduce salt.
When cooking, you can add vinegar to reduce salt intake.
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