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White Wine Vinegar

Vinegar fermented from white wine, used in dressings, sauces and pickling.

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About White Wine Vinegar

White wine vinegar is made by fermenting white wine into vinegar and is used in salad dressings, sauces, marinades, pickles, and other cooking. It brings acidity while usually contributing less colour than red wine vinegar, making it useful in pale sauces and vegetables.

Its flavour is tart and wine-like, with a clean vinegar aroma and a varying degree of fruitiness. Some examples are light and crisp, while others are fuller, rounder, or faintly sweet depending on the source wine, fermentation, maturation, and formulation. The liquid is thin and pourable.

It is generally sold as a clear to pale straw-coloured liquid in bottles. Use it directly in vinaigrettes, dilute it in brines, or add it during cooking. Heating softens its fresh aroma, while combining it with oil, herbs, mustard, or stock changes its balance and texture.

Ingredient type
seasoning

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White Wine Vinegar nutrition & diet

White Wine Vinegar nutritional value

Product example: WHITE WINE VINEGAR (Alanric Food Distributors, Inc.)

Per 100 g of this specific product as recorded by USDA, per 100 g.

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Fat
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Portions & preparation

Use the actual white-wine vinegar product and amount, distinguishing it from distilled vinegar, wine, or sweetened dressing. Acidity, residual wine character, flavorings, and added sugar vary by brand and recipe. Measure the vinegar as used in dressings, sauces, marinades, or pickling liquids.

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Diet considerations

This is a processed grape-derived vinegar, but brand formulations may include sweeteners, sulfites, flavorings, or other additives. Compatibility changes when combined with dairy, animal fats, meat, fish, coatings, or cereal ingredients. A plain condiment and a prepared dressing or marinade should be treated as different foods.

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Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
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  • Pescatarian
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  • Keto
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  • Paleo
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  • Low-carb
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  • Halal
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  • Kosher
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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: USDA FoodData Central branded product — WHITE WINE VINEGAR ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

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