Apple cider vinegar is widely recognized as almosta panacea for all diseases. Whether it really helps in the treatment of serious diseases is a debatable question. However, for all sorts of beauty recipes, this miracle product becomes an indispensable ingredient. It is used to treat and strengthen hair, added to masks and face lotions, foot and hand baths are made with it, and, naturally, with the help of apple cider vinegar, they fight excess weight. Apple cider vinegar with honey is treated with special respect. By the way, some recipes recommend adding honey to ready-made vinegar, and in other cases, it is advised to use apple cider vinegar prepared with honey. In any of these cases, the combination of apple cider vinegar and honey is considered the most effective (compared to “just vinegar”). Let's find out why this product has earned such a reputation, and how to prepare it at home.
What is apple cider vinegar?
In essence, this product is nothing more thanacid. Only such acid is obtained exclusively by natural methods, from the most natural raw material - apples. Moreover, in the process of making apple cider vinegar, absolutely no chemical additives are used. It is obtained in two ways: by natural fermentation and with the addition of yeast. How do apples turn into vinegar? People borrowed the recipe for its preparation from Nature itself. Under natural conditions, vinegar is obtained as a result of the fermentation of overripe apples: fruit sugar turns into vinegar with the help of acetic acid bacteria. When making vinegar, people first squeeze the juice out of the apples. The juice begins to ferment, cider (an alcohol-containing liquid) is formed from the sugars, which in turn is enriched with oxygen and turns into acetic acid. At the same time, firstly, all the wonderful properties of apples are preserved, and secondly, new useful substances are synthesized: mineral compounds and organic acids. It is they who give apple cider vinegar its healing properties: the ability to break down fats and carbohydrates, stimulate metabolism and reduce appetite. If you add honey to apple cider vinegar, its effect is not only enhanced, but also supplemented by the healing properties of honey.
Apple cider vinegar with honey on yeast
Prepare this healing product at homeconditions is quite possible, although the process itself is quite lengthy. Making natural apple cider vinegar will take you more than one day or even more than one month. But as a result, you will get a wonderful natural product that you can use for the benefit of your health and beauty. Ingredients:
- Kilogram of apples;
- Liter of water;
- 100 g of honey;
- 10 g of yeast.
Preparation:To prepare vinegar, you need to take only very ripe or even overripe apples, only natural honey, and “live” yeast. First, you need to grate the apples with the peel and seeds or mince them. Then boil and cool the water (preferably spring or settled), and then dilute the apple mass with this water. By the way, do not use aluminum or plastic containers to prepare apple cider vinegar: only glass, enamel or stainless steel. After that, add honey and yeast to the pan with apples, mix everything well and leave to ferment for ten days. Important! The container should have a wide neck: the larger the surface of the apple mixture that comes into contact with the air, the more intense the fermentation process. Therefore, you do not need to cover the container with a lid either. During this time, the mixture must be constantly stirred: at least once a day. After ten days, strain the mixture and add a new portion of honey (one hundred grams of honey per liter of liquid). After the honey has completely dissolved, pour the vinegar into three-liter jars, cover them with gauze and leave to ferment for about another month (four to six weeks). The vinegar is considered ready when fermentation ends: the liquid in the jars becomes lighter, becomes transparent, and sediment forms at the bottom. The finished apple cider vinegar must be drained, strained, bottled, and the bottles themselves must be sealed with airtight stoppers (you can fill them with paraffin). Vinegar must be stored in a dark and fairly cool place.
Apple sour cider vinegar
Making Apple Cider Vinegar with This Recipesimilar to the first method. However, there is a small (or, on the contrary, large) difference. This recipe does not use yeast, and apple juice is converted into vinegar by natural fermentation. Ingredients:
- Apples;
- Honey;
- Water.
Preparation:To prepare vinegar according to this recipe, we also take very ripe or overripe apples. Wash them, cut out all the spoiled areas and grind them into a mush (using a meat grinder, grater or blender). The amount of the remaining ingredients is determined by the volume of the resulting mass: for five liters of apples - one liter of water and honey. Place the apples in a large saucepan, add water with honey and mix everything well. Then cover the container with gauze or a thin towel and leave to ferment for three weeks. Note that in this recipe, more time is required for the apples to ferment, since we do not add yeast to the apples. During these three weeks, do not forget to periodically stir the apple mass (as in the first case). After three weeks of apple fermentation, strain the mixture through cheesecloth folded in several layers, discard the thick part, and pour the liquid back into the pan and add honey to it again (in the same ratio). Cover the pan with cheesecloth again and leave our “mash” to reach its condition for another three weeks. The readiness of the vinegar is also determined: the liquid has become lighter, sediment has fallen to the bottom. Now pour the vinegar into bottles, cork them and leave for storage.
How useful is apple cider vinegar?
And finally, about what is useful about apple cider vinegar and how it helps you lose weight. The main useful substances contained in apple cider vinegar:
- Beta-carotene. A powerful antioxidant that slows down the aging process. It is an excellent means of preventing cardiac and cancer diseases and increases immunity.
- Vitamin B1. Responsible for burning fats and supplying the body with energy.
- Vitamin B2. Promotes a healthy skin condition.
- Vitamin B6. Participates in the synthesis and cleavage of proteins, normalizes metabolism (metabolism).
- Vitamin B12. It has a beneficial effect on the nervous system and takes part in the hematopoiesis (the formation of red blood cells).
- Vitamin E. neutralizes free radicals, prevents the onset of cancer and impairment of the immune system.
- Potassium. It is necessary for normal vital activity of cells. Responsible for the body's water balance, normalizes mineral metabolism.
- Magnesium. It participates in the synthesis of proteins and the formation of bone tissue. Reduces blood pressure, improves the heart and intestines.
- Pectin. Promotes good digestion, lowers cholesterol, strengthens blood vessels.
- Sulfur. It plays an active role in the synthesis of connective tissue, it has a beneficial effect on the condition of the skin, hair and vessels. Participates in the metabolism.
- Phosphorus. An indispensable tool for strengthening teeth and bones. Regulates energy exchange.
If the given properties of the substances containedin apple cider vinegar, have not yet convinced you of its benefits, then know that apple cider vinegar really does help get rid of extra pounds. This happens due to the fact that pectin contained in apple cider vinegar (in high concentration) reduces fat deposition and "slows down" the occurrence of hunger. And this, in turn, is explained by the ability of pectin to provide normal sugar levels. So do not refuse this miracle elixir, invented by Nature itself. And how to adapt a natural recipe in home cooking, we told you. Cook not only what is tasty, but also what is healthy. Good luck! We advise you to read:
