Rice wine vinegar
Rice Wine Vinegar
Mild vinegar fermented from rice, common in East and Southeast Asian cooking.
About Rice Wine Vinegar
Rice wine vinegar is a mild vinegar made by fermenting rice and is used as a seasoning in East and Southeast Asian cooking. It adds acidity to dressings, dipping sauces, pickles, marinades, stir-fries, soups, and cooked dishes without the assertive bite of some wine or distilled vinegars. Despite its name, it is vinegar rather than rice wine.
Its flavour is clean, gently tart, and often slightly sweet, though sweetness varies between plain and seasoned versions. The liquid is usually smooth and pourable, with acidity ranging from soft to fairly sharp. Seasoned varieties may contain sugar, salt, or other flavourings, changing the balance of sweetness and savouriness.
It is commonly sold as a clear to pale golden liquid in bottles. Plain vinegar is used for cooking and dressings, while seasoned forms are convenient for dipping sauces and prepared salads. It can be used directly or diluted and combined with oil, soy sauce, aromatics, or sugar.
- Ingredient type
- seasoning
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Rice Wine Vinegar nutrition & diet
Rice Wine Vinegar nutritional value
Vinegar, rice vinegar — MEXT 17016
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the explicitly named reference form.
- Calories
- 46kcal
- Protein
- 0.2g
- Carbs
- 7.4g
- Fat
- 0.0g
Per 100 g edible portion. Values use MEXT 2023 with March 2026 corrections; the English food name is matched by food code from the official English edition. Carbohydrate is total carbohydrate by difference. Values in parentheses in the source are estimates reported by MEXT. This reference does not cover other preparations or brands.
Portions & preparation
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Diet considerations
Rice-wine vinegar is rice-derived by description, but formulations may include sugar, salt, other cereals, or flavorings. The surrounding dressing or marinade can contain fish, shellfish, meat, dairy, or other animal ingredients. Compatibility depends on the label and recipe; the name alone does not establish a universal dietary classification.
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Dietary compatibility
- VeganNot established
- VegetarianNot established
- PescatarianNot established
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Vegetarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Pescatarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Keto · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Paleo · Not established
- The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
- Low-carb · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
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Sources & review
Nutrition reference: MEXT Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan, 2023 supplement, corrected March 2026 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
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