Owly055
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Apple Cider Vinegar obviously gets it's benefits entirely from the single acid (acetic), and the probiotics.... only yeast and acetobacter. It's a live culture, and that is the main difference between it and ordinary white vinegar. The apple cider it originates from has minimal health benefits to offer.
I've greatly improved on this by culturing it with kombucha instead of the more or less monoculture used by Braggs. This offers a wide range of probiotics, as well as other healthful acids, and a far more rounded and complex flavor.
The obvious next stage is to look for a starting point other than apples that offers significant health benefits even before being cultured into vinegar. The two obvious and relatively available options are Tart Cherry concentrate, and Acai Berry concentrate, both of which offer significant benefits on their own. Note that tart cherry concentrate is readily available at Walmart, and I already frequently use it in kombucha.
Note below that every benefit listed for ACV is based NOT on apple cider, but on the live culture and acetic acid.
H.W.
Apple Cider Vinegar benefits:
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/6-proven-health-benefits-of-apple-cider-vinegar
Tart Cherry benefits:
https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/ways-cherry-juice-benefits-you#blocks-cancer-growth
Acai Berry benefits:
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/benefits-of-acai-berries
I've greatly improved on this by culturing it with kombucha instead of the more or less monoculture used by Braggs. This offers a wide range of probiotics, as well as other healthful acids, and a far more rounded and complex flavor.
The obvious next stage is to look for a starting point other than apples that offers significant health benefits even before being cultured into vinegar. The two obvious and relatively available options are Tart Cherry concentrate, and Acai Berry concentrate, both of which offer significant benefits on their own. Note that tart cherry concentrate is readily available at Walmart, and I already frequently use it in kombucha.
Note below that every benefit listed for ACV is based NOT on apple cider, but on the live culture and acetic acid.
H.W.
Apple Cider Vinegar benefits:
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/6-proven-health-benefits-of-apple-cider-vinegar
Tart Cherry benefits:
https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/ways-cherry-juice-benefits-you#blocks-cancer-growth
Acai Berry benefits:
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/benefits-of-acai-berries
