FAQs - Apple Cider Vinegar

1) Why should I use Apple Cider Vinegar?
2) How can I take Apple Cider Vinegar?
3) Why is Omega Nutrition's Apple Cider Vinegar better than other brands?
4) Do I need to refrigerate my Apple Cider Vinegar?
5) What is the “Mother”?

1) Why should I use Apple Cider Vinegar?

Traditionally, Apple Cider Vinegar has successfully treated a wide variety of human or animal ailments. As an acid, it has antiseptic qualities that internally cleanses the digestive tracts and externally, disinfects any skin wounds or abrasions. Its acidity reportedly aids in the removal of calcium deposits from joints and blood vessels (just as vinegar dissolves mineral deposits in kettles). However, it has no effect on normal calcium levels in the bones and teeth.

The pectin in unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar promotes elimination and healthy bowels; the phosphorus prevents the formation of putrefactive bacteria; and the potassium regulates growth, hydrates cells, balances sodium and enables the proper performance of the nervous system.

Omega Nutrition’s Apple Cider Vinegar is just as important a part of the diet as it was 100 years ago.

2) How can I take Apple Cider Vinegar?

Its crisp zesty flavor lends itself well to culinary usage. As well, there are many interesting folk remedies for Apple Cider Vinegar. It can be swallowed, gargled, inhaled or applied topically to help heal.

3) Why is Omega Nutrition's Apple Cider Vinegar better than other brands?

Our Apple Cider Vinegar is carefully prepared to retain the healthful properties of certified organic apples. Certified apples contain fructose and complex carbohydrates. They are also a good source of Vitamin C and other trace minerals. Omega Nutrition’s Apple Cider Vinegar is prepared and packaged in certified organic facilities, and made the old fashioned way in a two-stage process. The juice of the organic apples is naturally fermented, and the subtle characteristics of the apples are unaltered by cooking, filtering or other processing. The juice is extracted without the use of heat, or adding any clarifiers, enzymes or preservatives. Our Apple Cider Vinegar is not pasteurized, filtered or diluted with water to guarantee a full-strength nutritionally valuable vinegar (5% acidity) that retains all natural plant sediments along with pectin, trace minerals, beneficial bacteria and enzymes. Omega’s Apple Cider Vinegar is kosher certified and is stored and bottled in black HDPE containers to protect it from the damaging effects of light.

4) Do I need to refrigerate my Apple Cider Vinegar?

No, you may notice that other vinegars sold in clear glass bottles have brown oxidized color. Omega’s Apple Cider Vinegar is shelf stable for 5 years and protected from photo-oxidation by Omega Nutrition's opaque bottle. Because of our exclusive omegaflo® process, our Apple Cider Vinegar retains its original amber color. This process protects our Apple Cider Vinegar from light, which causes free radical activity and the breakdown of vital nutrients.

5) What is the “Mother”?

Omega Nutrition’s Apple Cider Vinegar contains “mother” and other naturally occurring sediments that add to the nutritional value of the vinegar. “Mother” is the name for the natural protein strands formed by beneficial bacteria in unpasteurized vinegar. It’s not spoiled or harmful- the “mother” is simply a characteristic of raw unpasteurized vinegar.