White vinegar = acetic acid? ( non brewed condiment )

leftieM

Is there anything extra in white vinegar or can i just use acetic acid? I can get this at work. Our local Tesco doesn't stock white vinegar.

Nile

Please be careful. I'm not a chemist but I believe that vinegar is a very diluted form of Acetic Acid.

Ted_Hutchinson

VERSATILE VINEGAR

Is “Acetic Acid” the Same Thing as Vinegar?

No. The United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) recognizes that diluted acetic acid is not vinegar, indicating that it is:

“misleading if the labeling of a food in which acetic acid is used implies or suggests that the food contains or was not prepared with vinegar. Acetic acid should not be substituted for vinegar in pickled foods, which consumers customarily expect to be prepared with vinegar.”

squeaky

No.

I used to work with acetic acid and it is wa-a-a-ay stronger than vinegar. Nasty stuff.

I have no idea just how much to dilute it to get a similar strength to vinegar.

superscotsman

Acetic acid is in vinegar. The chemical acetic acid is in a purer form. I may be wrong here, but the stuff used for taking nail polish off is largely acetic acid. It certainly smells like it.

Nile

superscotsman wrote:

Acetic acid is in vinegar. The chemical acetic acid is in a purer form. I may be wrong here, but the stuff used for taking nail polish off is largely acetic acid. It certainly smells like it.

It's Acetone in nail polish remover, not Acetic Acid.;)

Mado

Typically, vinegar is about 4 to 8% acetic acid.

So if you find out the concentration of the acetic acid you can get you can use it instead of vinagar at the right dilution around the house.

If you need help working out the dilution post the info from the bottle on here (and for concentration specify whether it is mole % or mass %).
I'd stick to real vinegar for cooking though!

Swan_2

as far as I know, any 'vinegar' you see labelled 'non brewed condiment' is the dilute acetic acid version

anything else is proper vinegar, whether it's originally made from a malted source, or wine, cider, sherry etc

Zed42

I hope you don't mind me asking ... can "non brewed condiment" be used in place of vinegar?

I'm meant to be going to Makro this week, so I thought I might take a gander at the price of this ...

Thanks!

:xmassmile

jjames_3

Yes there's no probs with using NBC in place of vinegar. It's just the cheapo version for all intents and purposes.

Zed42

Please feel free to move this if I've got the wrong thread! :rudolf:

I have heard that I can use "non brewed condiment" as a far cheaper alternative to white vinegar for laundry etc.

I have heard I can get it from Makro ...

Erm, where do I look ? I spent an hour trawling hours with a bored toddler yesterday with no joy ...

Help!!!

:j