5 types of apple cider vinegar

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5 types of apple cider vinegar
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• Refined or raw apple vinegar
• Most brands refine their vinegar in order to make
  it look clear. Distilled vinegar is one such
  example of refined vinegar that has been heated.
  Only vinegar made from apple cider can be found
  in its raw form which means it contains mother,
  is undistilled, unpasteurized and unfiltered. It
  doesnt necessarily have a clear appearance but
  packs the goodness of micro nutrients.

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• Filtered or unfiltered apple cider vinegar
• Commercially produced vinegar is passed through
  several different types of membranes to filter
  impurities including mother and other enzymes.
  Although the filtered vinegar looks more
  appealing, unfiltered apple cider vinegar is
  healthier and has way more benefits than the
  filtered one as it has probiotic enzymes that
  help to keep you healthy.

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• Pasteurized or unpasteurized acv
• Unpasteurized vinegar is very similar to the raw
  acv as it has not undergone a heating process.
  Once heated, the acetobacter bacteria converts
  apple sugars to acetic acid is destroyed. In
  unpasteurized vinegar, the bacteria continues to
  produce more acid from the available sugar and
  changes the flavour of vinegar over time.

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• Inorganic or organic apple cider vinegar
• Organic apple cider vinegar is all natural while
  its inorganic counterpart has undergone
  pasteurization. The latter has a bright colour
  and is free from cloudiness thus making it more
  appealing to the customers. But one of the major
  concerns of this acv variant is the destroying of
  healthy bacteria by heating. This is why organic
  acv is a better option even though it may not
  look the best.

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• Acv with or without mother
• The mother in acv are the tiny dark coloured
  bits you can see floating around the bottom of a
  bottle on organic, raw apple cider vinegar. These
  are basically the micro nutrients, enzymes and
  probiotics that are not lost in the manufacturing
  as the acv was not heated or pasteurized.
  Pasteurized and refined acv does not have
  mother and is less beneficial than the former.