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Description : Apple cider vinegar (ACV) is one of the most popular drinks used widely for its inimitable health
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Apple cider vinegar (ACV) is one of the most popular drinks used widely for its inimitable health benefits. ACV has been used by tradition for quite a lot of years meant for medical purpose. Various studies and researches have been carried out on ACV and they showed its significant role on combating several life threatening diseases. It also utilized traditionally for cooking purpose. As it contain vinegar within it, hence it is used as preservatives, it is also associated with baking, making of fruit chutneys, sauces and salad dressing.
What exactly the ACV is and how it is prepared?
ACV is actually common apple juice. Apple juice is fermented and processed to synthesize ACV. It is mainly prepared by using yeast and some bacteria. The preparation of ACV is something like this –
- Yeast is added with apple juice
- The sugar present in apple is mainly fructose, which undergoes fermentation (Fermentation is a chemical process, which breaks substances mainly carbohydrates by microorganisms and convert it into alcohol and/or acids) by yeast
- Alcohol has produced
- Bacteria turn the alcohol into an acid, called acetic acid, which is the key constituent of vinegar
Nutritional components present in ACV
ACV contain various nutritional component that include,
- Mother vinegar substance, it is an important substance, that is produced during the fermentation process and it is basically a cloud of microorganisms especially made up of bacteria and yeast so as to is seen in the ACV, it is the principle constituent of the fermented apple juice that makes it healthy. It acts as probiotic (Probiotics are substances
- that promotes the health of gastro intestinal track and digestive system) due to the presence of this mother substance. In general, it is found in raw ACV.
- Carbohydrates, generally fructose are present and it is utilized to produce alcohol followed by vinegar. Apart from this, it helps to provide energy. It is estimated that about 4 kcal of energy is obtained from 1 g of carbohydrate
- Fibres, it is complex carbohydrate. Generally pectin is present as the fibre in it. It is mainly responsible for bowl movement.
- Proteins, Various amino acids are present in it and it is related with providing proper nourishment and growth factors to the body.
- Fats, it contains simple fat, fatty acids and ester, which is coupled with providing energy and helps in the solubility of fat soluble vitamin that include, vitamin A, D, E and k
- Vitamins and minerals, it contains various vitamins, especially vitamin C and minerals include iron, copper, magnesium, potassium, manganese. All of these are trace elements and micro nutrients that help to protect the body and help to decrease the susceptibility of infectious disease
- Antioxidants, it is one of the most important nutritional component present in ACV, it help to scavenge free radicals and prevents the risk of cancer.
- Enzymes, especially amylase, lipase, polyphenol oxidase are the enzymes present in it
Role of ACV in preventing disease and its health benefit
ACV plays various significant roles in preventing a number of fatal and widely spread diseases. It is also seen that ACV has an important role in boosting up the nutritional status as well as health of living organism. The article will discuss seven most important heath benefit of ACV.
Prevention of diabetes mellitus
- ACV has a great role in reducing blood sugar level and it is associated with proper management of glycemic control
- The vinegar present in ACV is related with delaying stomach emptying, which leads to regulate the appetite. It helps to reduce hunger as there is a feeling of stomach fullness due to delayed stomach emptying that will reduce food intake. Finally it is resulting in reducing the glucose load.
- ACV contains fibres, which helps to prevent glucose absorption from intestinal epithelial cell reduces glucose uptake, hence resulting in decreasing the post-prandial peak of blood sugar level
- It helps to enhance the sensitivity of the hormone insulin, which takes up glucose from blood stream and transport it into liver where it is stored as glycogen. As a result glucose level is reduced in blood stream
Prevention of obesity
- ACV contain fibre that is related with delayed gastric emptying, resulting in reduction of hunger that leads to inhibit too much food intake. Reduction in food intake affect the energy balance, decreased calorie intake with normal calorie output causes negative energy balance, which is an important feature of weight loss
- ACV is coupled with reducing blood cholesterol level and triglyceride level that helps to lose body weight by inhibiting additional fat deposition within the body
- It helps to increase High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) and help to reduce Low density lipoprotein, thus it is associated maintaining proper lipid metabolism and weight Read more
