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"Wim van Bemmel" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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> On Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:13:25 +0000, James Silverton wrote:
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>> blake wrote on Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:09:31 GMT:
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>>>> Does vinegar contain any alcohol? The web says yes and no!

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>>> i think it depends (and depends on why you want to know). i have seen
>>> references that say it might set off a reaction in those taking
>>> antabuse (disulfuram), due to a chemical in vinegar that is very
>>> similar to alcohol. but i don't think it's otherwise detectable by
>>> humans.

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>>> wine vinegars may contain trace amounts.

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>> Originally, "vinegar" was the Latin term for "sour wine", the stuff the
>> legionaries drank. However, I've never gotten drunk on current vinegar.

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> The French name "vinaigre" means literally "vin aigre" = sour wine.
> That is what your wine becomes if you leave the bottle open.
> So there may be some alcohol left.


BTW on the bottle of vinegar there is graduation. Here is why alcoholized
can't drink it.

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