Prepared & Other Phytochemical data available 🇬🇧 CoFID 2021 · 17-339
✦ Negligible calories and macronutrients ✦ Acetic acid may modestly blunt glucose spikes ✦ No significant micronutrients ✦ Safe to use freely as a flavouring

Vinegar is a dilute solution of acetic acid produced by fermentation of ethanol, used as a condiment, preservative, and cooking ingredient. It provides negligible calories, fat, protein, or carbohydrate, and no meaningful micronutrients (though apple cider vinegar contains trace amounts of potassium). Some research suggests acetic acid may modestly blunt post-meal blood glucose rises, but evidence in humans is limited. It is safe to use freely as a flavouring.

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Preparation note

Add a splash of vinegar (particularly red wine or balsamic) at the end of cooking stews, sauces, and braised dishes to lift and brighten the flavour — it balances richness and enhances other flavours without adding calories. Apple cider vinegar diluted in water is used as a traditional digestive tonic.

Sources: CoFID 2021

Macronutrients per 100g

89.0
kJ
Energy
0.40
g
Protein
0.60
g
Carbs
0.00
g
Fibre
0.00
g
Fat
0.60
g
Sugars
0.00
g
Saturates
0.01
g
Salt

Vitamins & Minerals

Nutrient Per 100g % Daily Value* Level
Chloride 47.0 mg 6%
Potassium 34.0 mg 2%
Phosphorus 10.0 mg 1%
Magnesium 4.00 mg 1%
Calcium 3.00 mg 0%
Selenium 1.00 µg 2%
Zinc 0.100 mg 1%
Iron 0.100 mg 1%
Manganese 0.010 mg 1%
Copper 0.010 mg 1%
Niacin (B3) 0.000 mg 0%
Thiamin (B1) 0.000 mg 0%
Vitamin D 0.000 µg 0%
Vitamin A (RAE) 0.000 µg 0%
Folate 0.000 µg 0%
Pantothenic Acid (B5) 0.000 mg 0%
Riboflavin (B2) 0.000 mg 0%
Vitamin E (alpha-TE) 0.000 mg 0%
Vitamin C 0.000 mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.000 µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.000 mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) 0.000 g —
Trans fat 0.000 g —
Monounsaturated fat 0.000 g —
Glucose (dextrose) 0.300 g —
Fructose 0.300 g —
Sucrose 0.000 g —
Cholesterol 0.000 mg —
Beta-carotene 0.000 µg —
Retinol (vitamin A) 0.000 µg 0%
Biotin (Vitamin B7) 0.000 µg 0%

* % Daily Value based on EU Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs). — indicates no EU NRV established.

Primary data source for this entry: McCance & Widdowson's Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID 2021), Public Health England. Source record tag: CoFID 2021. Phytochemical data: USDA Flavonoid Database Release 3.3 (2018) and published analytical literature as indicated on each compound. All values are per 100g fresh weight unless stated. % Daily Values based on EU Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs) per Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011. Nutriofia is a research and information resource — nothing on this page constitutes medical advice. Page generated from Nutriofia database · Argarth Collective Ltd · Company No. 16864945.