Vinegars are packed with healthy properties that make it a great addition to your diet. While each vinegar type has some of its own properties, apple cider vinegar has gained extra attention for its added value to your health.
What is Apple Cider Vinegar?
The process to make apple cider vinegar is called fermentation, which brings together crushed apples and yeast. This ferments the sugars in the apples and turns it into alcohol. After that, bacteria - the good, healthy kind - is added in to ferment the mixture further and produce acetic acid, which is the foundation for vinegar.
This acid is what gives vinegar and balsamic vinegars valuable health benefits. This mixture also contains a substance called mother, also found in balsamic vinegars. This is a combination of proteins, enzymes and healthy bacteria. It also is responsible for a murky or cloudy appearance as a vinegar.
Fustini’s Apple Cider Vinegar keeps in that mother substance to amp up the flavor and health benefits. It’s made from Annurca apples that are aged in American Oak wood barrels for a vibrant and rich flavor.
What Can I Do With Apple Cider Vinegar?
With such impressive health benefits, this cider vinegar is one you won’t want to pass up, especially in this apple-filled fall season. To help you get started on your apple cider vinegar kick, here we share some ways you can try today using this super ingredient.
Mix it In a Drink
Adding apple cider vinegar to your morning tea or hot water can bring on great health benefits that can get you started on your day. From appetite control to energy-boosting to curing sore throats, you might just want to make this your go-to morning drink.
Pickle Your Veggies
Use apple cider vinegar in your brine to pickle your favorite fall veggies. Throw in some carrots, beets and radishes in with a tart brine made with ACV. This pulled pork sandwich recipe includes a flavor-rich topping made with pickled peaches using Apple Cider Vinegar. That versatile brine can have you pickling fruits and veggies in mason jars all season long.
Spice Up a Salad Vinaigrette
With the abundance of fall produce, it’s easy to whip up a quick salad for lunch or a veggie side dish for dinner. To amp up the fall feels, add in a splash of apple cider vinegar as you make your vinaigrette. Recipes like this Apple Vinaigrette combines the crisp flavor of apple cider vinegar with the savory notes of Cilantro & Onion olive oil.
Meat Marinade
The bright and bold flavor of apple cider vinegar makes it a great addition to a meat marinade, like in this zesty Baja Chicken Bowl recipe. In this dish, you’ll combine the vinegar with Cilantro & Onion olive oil, garlic and lime juice to create a balanced and bold marinade for a flavor-rich, veggie-packed dish.
Apple-Fy Your Chicken Salad
Go beyond the mayo-heavy deli spread and make some chicken salad yourself. Whether you put it on a salad, spread it over toasted bread or just eat it with a spoon, this zesty chicken salad recipe brightens up your lunchtime routine. In addition to your typical salad ingredients, this honey mustard dressing incorporates the pop of flavor from the apple cider vinegar as well as savory notes from Garlic olive oil. With surprises like apple cider, your standard chicken salad recipe will never be the same.
Take on Taco Tuesday
With the bright, bold flavors of apple cider vinegar, you can transform your Taco Tuesday into a flavor exploration. Use this vibrant vinegar to pickle onions to pile on your taco. Add a splash to some fruity mango salsa. Check out these other great taco toppings you can mix, match and create your own combinations with flavorful vinegars like Apple Cider.
Why Enjoy Apple Cider Vinegar?
Apple cider vinegar is a delicious and easy way to incorporate flavor and boost your health!
Being on a journey toward better health is something to be celebrated, not imposing a list of restrictions on yourself. With apple cider vinegar, you can curb your cravings and lower body weight. Apple cider vinegar can reduce body mass index (BMI), slim down your waistline, and get rid of unhealthy fat.
More Reasons to Try Apple Cider Vinegar
Consuming Apple Cider Vinegar is just the start. Check out these other--perhaps unusual--uses for Apple Cider Vinegar.
Eliminates Dandruff
Small white flakes of dandruff negatively influencing your confidence? Spritz them away with a apple cider vinegar and water solution. The acid in the vinegar can regulate your scalp’s pH to reduce irritation. You can use this solution once a week and leave it in for about 15 minutes before rinsing it out of your hair. Just be careful not to get any vinegar in your eyes or ears and always dilute the vinegar before putting it on your scalp.
Apple Cider Vinegar Soothes Itchy Bites
Put away the strong chemicals of some anti-itch creams and use apple cider vinegar instead. Create a weak solution of vinegar and water and rub on those pesky insect bites causing pain. The calming acid of the vinegar will help to soothe and reduce the irritation and itching caused by the bug bites or itchy poison ivy.
Calms Sunburns
When irritation on your skin is caused by too much time in the sun, you can still use your apple cider vinegar solution. Whether you add it to a cool bath or create a solution spray, you can calm irritation on your skin with the healthful properties in apple cider vinegar. Once again, be sure to not apply large amounts or highly concentrated vinegar directly to your skin, as doing so may cause further irritation to the skin. Always dilute your apple cider vinegar when applying to the skin. Not sure if it’s the solution for you? Check with your doctor first.
Vinegar Clears Your Skin
When redness on your skin is caused by acne and stubborn pimples, you can also use a diluted, apple cider vinegar solution to soothe irritation. Be sure you dilute the vinegar a great deal so as to not dry out your skin and cause further issues.
Relieves Hiccups
Have annoying hiccups that just won’t go away? Try combining one teaspoon of sugar with a few drops of apple cider vinegar. With this solution, the nerves in your throat are triggered and may help to control the reflex.
Use an Apple Cider Vinegar of Quality
When choosing an apple cider vinegar to start using as part of a healthy routine, you want a vinegar that doesn’t have excessive additives, chemicals or other unnatural ingredients.
Our apple cider vinegar has a bright and crisp apple flavor that’s made from Annurca apples, aged in oak barrels and has the original "mother."
It goes great with dishes like vegetables, pork, poultry, salads, and of course, to drink. Say Salud! to good health and pick up your super ingredient apple cider vinegar today.