Posted by humboldt_honey on Jun 11, 2007 · Member since Feb 2007 · 12529 posts
Vinegar is made by a fermentation process. You get it when you let something like juice or anything with starch or sugar "go bad." The bacteria work on it and ferment it.
Same thing with olives. The brine is salty water that food spoiling bacteria don't like to live in, so it acts like a natural preservative for food.
To make mustard you smash up mustard seeds with spices and a little vinegar and lit it sit for a couple of weeks.
Ketchup doesn't require fermentation. It's just tomatoes with spices and vinegar.
One of the reasons people use vinegar is because a lot of bacteria that cause food borne illness prefer a pH more basic than 4.6, and the vinegar adds acid. Fermented foods are really good for your digestive system.
my understanding is that brine is salty water. salt is a mineral (NaCL) and water is water, so no problems there!
i am not sure exactly what you are asking--are the foods good/bad for health or are they vegan safe?
the foods you list are generally vegan. you have to watch mustard, because sometimes it might have something like honey in it.
Thank you baypuppy. I was asking if it was vegan safe. I was given the impression that it wasn't.
Vinegar is made by a fermentation process. You get it when you let something like juice or anything with starch or sugar "go bad." The bacteria work on it and ferment it.
Same thing with olives. The brine is salty water that food spoiling bacteria don't like to live in, so it acts like a natural preservative for food.
To make mustard you smash up mustard seeds with spices and a little vinegar and lit it sit for a couple of weeks.
Ketchup doesn't require fermentation. It's just tomatoes with spices and vinegar.
One of the reasons people use vinegar is because a lot of bacteria that cause food borne illness prefer a pH more basic than 4.6, and the vinegar adds acid. Fermented foods are really good for your digestive system.