[Sca-cooks] Gluten Free Dijon Mustard
Terry Decker
t.d.decker at att.net
Sat May 7 09:43:03 PDT 2011
It's one of those oft repeated Urban Legends with a factual basis. Vinegar
is a weak acetic acid (5% is the common vinegar) produced by natural
fermentation. IIRC, most white vinegar is distilled from grain then cut
with water. Unlike other vinegars which have small amounts of other
chemicals, white vinegar has been distilled to be pure acetic acid. Acetic
acid is produced from petroleum for industrial purposes. Chemically, there
is no distinction between distilled acetic acids. If you pick up a bottle
of white distilled vinegar from the grocery and a bottle of petroleum based
acetic acid from the pharmacy, other than concentration there should be no
discernable difference between the products. The caveat is that petroleum
based acetic acid is normally not prepared in a manner to produce an
FDA-accepted food grade product.
I find distilled white vinegar best for cleaning and as a mordant, so I
probably wouldn't care if they did make it from petroleum.
Bear
> Where did you find that distilled vinegar is made from petroleum products?
>
> Arianwen ferch Arthur
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