1Department of Food Science and Technology, UHF, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India
2Retd. Professor and Head, UHF, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India
*Corresponding author: vkjoshipht@rediffmail.com
Online published on 7 December, 2018.
Seasoned vinegar is plain or natural vinegar to which sugar, salt, and spices are added. Different condiments and spices are added to the vinegar which is used as a salad dressing. Seasoned vinegar was prepared from brewed cider vinegar, using three recipes. After physic-chemical and sensory evaluation, it was found the second recipes (45 ml cider vinegar, 5g each salt, pepper, ginger and mustard, 15 ml olive oil, 10 g mint and honey each) gave a product of acceptable sensory qualities. Further, evaluation showed that the seasoned vinegar possessed both antimicrobial and antioxidant activities.
Vinegar, antioxidant, antimicrobial, acetic acid, seasoned, cider vinegar
