I always keep a bottle of organic, unfiltered apple cider vinegar in the kitchen. Apple cider vinegar has become the most popular vinegar in the natural health community and it has been used throughout the ages. It kills many types of bacteria and other pathogens and has often been used as a food preservative that stops bacteria from growing in the food and spoiling it. Apple Cider vinegar is made by combining apples with yeast. This converts the sugar in the apples into alcohol. The alcohol is fermented into acetic acid by the bacteria, which are added. Apple cider vinegar is about six percent acetic acid. It also contains water and trace amounts of other acids, vitamins and minerals, most notably potassium. It is very low in calories. There are only about three per teaspoon. Many people enjoy including apple cider vinegar in their diet by adding it to dressings or mayonnaise. Others prefer to dilute it in water and drink it. I take a teaspoon diluted in a cup of warm water every morning before breakfast. As always, be sure to purchase organic, unfiltered apple cider vinegar in a glass bottle and store it in a cupboard away from direct sunlight.
