Vinegar (Acetic Acid)

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Dilute acetic acid from fermentation, used as an acidulant, preservative and flavouring. Recategorised from cleaning_active to additive: it appears in 22 FOOD products, where cleaning_active maps to no scoring component, so the rating reached nothing. It is used in no cleaning product at all, so nothing is traded away. Long culinary history, no established hazard at food concentrations.

Sources · 2

• FDA — Compliance Policy Guide 525.825, Vinegar: definitionshttps://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/cpg-sec-525825-vinegar-definitions-adulteration-vinegar-eels
• FDA — Acetic acid GRAS, 21 CFR 184.1005https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-184/subpart-B/section-184.1005

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