Spirit vinegar: version 1
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| 1 | 1 | # Spirit vinegar <!--ingredient--> | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ## Identity <!--identity--> | |
| 4 | 4 | name: Spirit vinegar | |
| 5 | 5 | name.de: Branntweinessig | |
| 6 | + | name.fr: Vinaigre d'alcool | |
| 6 | 7 | vegan: yes | |
| 7 | 8 | vegetarian: yes | |
| 8 | 9 | allergen: none | |
| 10 | + | parent: ingredient/vinegar | |
| 9 | 11 | <!--/identity--> | |
| 10 | 12 | ||
| 11 | 13 | ## Relations <!--relations--> | |
| 12 | − | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
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| 14 | + | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
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| 16 | + | | is_a | ingredient/vinegar | | | | | sourced | ^fda | FDA CPG 525.825 lists it as vinegar type 6, "SPIRIT VINEGAR, DISTILLED VINEGAR, GRAIN VINEGAR", alongside cider, wine and malt vinegar | | |
| 17 | + | | derived_from | ingredient/ethyl-alcohol | | | | | sourced | ^fda | Made by the acetous fermentation of dilute distilled alcohol; the ethanol is the substrate, not a fruit juice or a malted cereal infusion | | |
| 14 | 18 | <!--/relations--> | |
| 15 | 19 | ||
| 16 | 20 | ## Aliases <!--aliases--> | |
| 17 | 21 | | name | type | locale | from | until | | |
| 18 | 22 | | ----------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | | |
| 19 | 23 | | Weingeistessig | name | de | | | | |
| 24 | + | | Vinaigre d'alcool | name | fr | | | | |
| 25 | + | | Aceto di spirito | name | it | | | | |
| 20 | 26 | | Distilled vinegar | search | en | | | | |
| 27 | + | | White vinegar | search | en | | | | |
| 28 | + | | Grain vinegar | search | en | | | | |
| 21 | 29 | <!--/aliases--> | |
| 22 | 30 | ||
| 31 | + | ## Meta <!--meta--> | |
| 32 | + | title: Spirit vinegar | |
| 33 | + | description: Spirit vinegar in ingredient lists: vinegar fermented from dilute distilled alcohol, what it is called in each market and why it carries no cereal allergen. | |
| 34 | + | <!--/meta--> | |
| 35 | + | ||
| 23 | 36 | ## References <!--references--> | |
| 24 | − | | ref | url | title | accessed | | |
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| 26 | − | | packing | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/871/570/013/1139/ingredients_de.107.full.jpg | Photograph of the ingredient list on the tin, Open Food Facts | 2026-09-10 | | |
| 37 | + | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 38 | + | | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- | ---------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 39 | + | | fda | https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/cpg-sec-525825-vinegar-definitions-adulteration-vinegar-eels | CPG Sec 525.825 Vinegar, Definitions - Adulteration with Vinegar Eels | 2026-09-14 | U.S. Food and Drug Administration | registry | | | I. Definitions, Policy, vinegar type 6 | public-domain | | | | |
| 40 | + | | wiki-vinegar | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinegar | Wikipedia: Vinegar | 2026-09-14 | Wikipedia | publication | | | History (packed generator) and Varieties, Distilled | cc-by-sa-4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | | | |
| 41 | + | | eu-allergens | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/1169/annex/II/2020-12-31 | Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Annex II: substances or products causing allergies or intolerances | 2026-09-14 | legislation.gov.uk | registry | 2020-12-31 | | Point 1, exception (d) | ogl-v3.0 | | | | |
| 42 | + | | heinz-pack | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/871/570/013/1139/ingredients_de.107.full.jpg | Heinz Beanz in a Rich Tomato Sauce 415 g: German ingredient list on the tin, with the Austrian footnote | 2026-09-14 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2022-08-25 | 8715700131139 | Upload 17 (ingredients_de) | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/8715700131139 | | |
| 43 | + | | kikkoman-en | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/871/503/513/0104/ingredients_en.152.full.jpg | Kikkoman Less Salt Soy Sauce 150 ml: English ingredient list photographed on the bottle | 2026-09-14 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2025-08-03 | 8715035130104 | Upload 27 (ingredients_en) | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/8715035130104 | | |
| 44 | + | | kikkoman-ml | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/871/503/513/0104/ingredients_fr.112.full.jpg | Kikkoman Less Salt Soy Sauce 150 ml: French ingredient strip, with the Italian strip of the same bottle | 2026-09-14 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2015-05-23 | 8715035130104 | Uploads 2 (French, 2015-05-23) and 14 (Italian, 2020-04-25) | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/8715035130104 | | |
| 27 | 45 | <!--/references--> | |
| 28 | 46 | ||
| 29 | 47 | ## About <!--about--> | |
| 30 | − | Vinegar made from distilled alcohol rather than from wine, cider or malt, used in the sauce for acidity. The Heinz Beanz 415 g tin declares it as Branntweinessig with a footnote that Austrian tins name the same ingredient Weingeistessig.[^packing] | |
| 48 | + | Spirit vinegar is vinegar made by the acetous fermentation of dilute distilled alcohol rather than of apple juice, grape juice or an infusion of malted barley; United States labelling policy defines it as vinegar type 6 under the three names spirit vinegar, distilled vinegar and grain vinegar.[^fda] The colourless result holds 5 % to 8 % acetic acid at about pH 2.6 and is used for cooking, baking, pickling and preserving; it is called distilled vinegar in the United States, spirit vinegar in the United Kingdom and white vinegar in Canada.[^wiki-vinegar] Labels print it in each language: Spirit vinegar on the English label of Kikkoman Less Salt Soy Sauce 150 ml,[^kikkoman-en] vinaigre d'alcool and aceto di spirito on the French and Italian labels of the same bottle,[^kikkoman-ml] and Branntweinessig on the German Heinz Beanz 415 g tin, footnoted "Österreich: Weingeistessig".[^heinz-pack] | |
| 49 | + | ||
| 50 | + | Vinegar from pure alcohol became practical with the packed generator, put to work in the Kingdom of Baden in 1823, which circulated alcohol over beechwood shavings and cut fermentation from months to one or two weeks; the feedstock is whatever distilling alcohol is cheapest, barley malt in some regions and maize in the United States, and it is sometimes derived from petroleum.[^wiki-vinegar] That cereal origin does not make it an allergen: Annex II of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 lists cereals containing gluten but excepts "cereals used for making alcoholic distillates including ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin", which is why spirit vinegar carries no declaration where malt vinegar, brewed without distillation, must name its barley.[^eu-allergens][^fda] | |
| 31 | 51 | <!--/about--> |
Source of v1
# Spirit vinegar <!--ingredient-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Spirit vinegar
name.de: Branntweinessig
vegan: yes
vegetarian: yes
allergen: none
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ---- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------ | ------ | ---- |
<!--/relations-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ----------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Weingeistessig | name | de | | |
| Distilled vinegar | search | en | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed |
| ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| packing | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/871/570/013/1139/ingredients_de.107.full.jpg | Photograph of the ingredient list on the tin, Open Food Facts | 2026-09-10 |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
Vinegar made from distilled alcohol rather than from wine, cider or malt, used in the sauce for acidity. The Heinz Beanz 415 g tin declares it as Branntweinessig with a footnote that Austrian tins name the same ingredient Weingeistessig.[^packing]
<!--/about-->