In the U.S. market 2020 botanical dietary supplement ingredients market data, there is an ingredient with a high growth rate of 133.8% among the mainstream retail channel growth rate of the third, after the hot elderberry and South African drunken eggplant, to become a well-deserved dark horse, it is apple cider vinegar.

Apple cider vinegar is made from apples by double fermentation with special yeast. During the first fermentation step an alcoholic cider is formed; then during the second fermentation step apple cider vinegar is produced.

As a condiment, apple cider vinegar differs from traditional white vinegar in many ways:

1) White vinegar is usually made with a corn or other grain base, lacking the unique fruity flavor and sweet and sour taste of apple cider vinegar;

2) The manufacturing process is also different, apple cider vinegar starts with apple cider, while acidic distilled white vinegar starts with ethanol;

(3) Apple cider vinegar contains “mother” enzyme produced in the process of fermentation, which contains a large number of probiotics.

(4) Influenced by raw materials and processing technology, the price of apple cider vinegar is higher than ordinary white vinegar.

At present, the domestic apple cider vinegar industry is mainly subdivided into apple cider vinegar condiment and apple cider vinegar beverage.

Apple cider vinegar condiment can be used as salad dressing, vegetable seasoning, marinated meat, and flavored sauce, soup and stew, etc.

According to the national standard GB/T 30884-2014 Apple Cider Vinegar Beverage, apple cider vinegar beverage is a beverage made from apple cider vinegar for beverages as the basic raw material, which can be added with table sugar and/or sweeteners and apple juice.

With One Heaven and Earth, Coca-Cola and Pepsi entering the apple cider vinegar industry, the future market of apple cider vinegar should have great progress, and we hope that the enterprises can combine more elements with apple cider vinegar to further extend it from function and taste, and also make it into soft candy to make consumers accept it better.