What is in vinegar?

Question

My brother is doing a project and we cant find what is in vinegar? Please help us if you can!

Answer 1

Vinegar is made from fermenting distilled alcohol (like ethanol, wine, etc). It is derived from French which means sour wine (vin aigre).

Here's a link to wikipedia as well for more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinegar

Answer 2

Vinegar is a liquid produced from the fermentation of ethanol in a process that yields its key ingredient, acetic acid. The acetic acid concentration ranges typically from 4 to 8 percent by volume for table vinegar [1] (typically 5%) and higher concentrations for pickling (up to 18%) although in some countries the minimum strength may be less. Natural vinegars also contain smaller amounts of tartaric acid, citric acid, and other acids. It has been used since ancient times, and is an important element in Western and European, Asian, and other traditional cuisines of the world.

Answer 3

check this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinegar

Vinegar is a liquid produced from the fermentation of ethanol in a process that yields its key ingredient, acetic acid. The acetic acid concentration ranges typically from 4 to 8 percent by volume for table vinegar [1] (typically 5%) and higher concentrations for pickling (up to 18%) although in some countries the minimum strength may be less. Natural vinegars also contain smaller amounts of tartaric acid, citric acid, and other acids. It has been used since ancient times, and is an important element in Western and European, Asian, and other traditional cuisines of the world.

The word "vinegar" derives from the Old French vin aigre, meaning "sour wine." Louis Pasteur showed in 1864 that vinegar results from a natural fermentation process.......

Answer 4

As far as is possible to tell, vinegar was not "invented," but accidentally developed much like cheese or bread yeasts. Its use in history was so widespread that it's impossible to pinpoint just where it originated, but Egyptians, Babylonians and the Chinese were familiar with it
What is it, though? It comes from alcohol as a secondary fermentation in which bacteria (acetobacter aceti) converts alcohol into acetic acid. Vinegar is made from many foods - mostly grains such as rice and barley and fruits like apples, berries and peaches, but including such various foods as honey, potatoes and whey.

In the process, vinegar produces "mother," which is cellulose produced by the bacteria that make vinegar. Most vinegar that you buy will have been pasteurized to prevent mother from forming, but it may grow again anyway after the container has been opened at home.

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It's harmless; you can continue to use the vinegar with no harm whatsoever from the mother, but you may filter it out if you like. Pastuerization is not necessary at all to extend the life of vinegar, as the keeping power of vinegar is, in itself, virtually indefinite. It simply does not spoil, and although color changes, haze or sediment may occur, it's still safe for any normal use.
"Raw" vinegar - unpasteurized - is touted to be superior for medicinal and personal hygiene as well as food use and for good reason. Pasteurization, which is simply subjecting a product to heat, destroys heat sensitive vitamins and enzymes. Raw vinegar is quite expensive in comparison to pasteurized vinegar, but for personal and internal uses, it's worth the extra cost.

White distilled grain vinegar is the most commonly bought, but should not be used as a food or medicinally because the process of distilling removes nutrients. Claims have been made that it actually demineralizes the body, drawing minerals from the body instead of adding to it.

Use apple cider vinegar or brown rice vinegar for internal and personal uses

Answer 5

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Answer 6

More concentrated is Glacial Acidic acid at 28% an old photographic stop bath

Answer 7

What went wrong is that he formed his conclusion before he did his experiemnt. If his premise was "which one is better?" The experiment would have been a success. Also to be a real experiment, you need to have more than one of each.

Answer 8

ascetic acid.