4 ask mature vinegar "matching the door" experts recommend a look, two shakes, three tastes

1On the market, is 95% Shanxi vinegar blended?

Some media interviewed Wang Jianzhong a few days ago and stated that “95% of Shanxi's mature vinegar on the market is blended with vinegar.” “The vinegar we usually drink is basically blended.”

Cao Wenjie, chairman of the Shanxi Vinegar Industry Association, said: “I can responsibly say that Shanxi vinegar and Shanxi vinegar produced by regular companies are all made from pure grains.”

He said: “The idea that 'usually drinking vinegar is basically blending' is seriously misleading. Blending is a popular saying among consumers, which means that producers do not use pure grains to make vinegar, but use glacial acetic acid for blending. In the industry, there is also blending. In fact, it refers to the process of blending, which refers to arranging various vinegars with different tastes, such as long, sour and sweet vinegars, into better quality and better-tasting foods. Vinegar is made from different taste vinegar made from pure grains.”

As for 95% of the data, Cao Wenjie said: “This is even more unfounded. The eight vinegar companies in Shanxi, Donghu, Water Tower, Zilin, Laifu, Wangshi, Ninghua, Four Eyes, and Taigu Tongbao can guarantee their production. Shanxi vinegar is completely pure grain brewed, none of which is glacial acetic acid blending. Eight vinegar enterprise vinegar production has exceeded 70% of Shanxi's total output.” Wu Xixing, chairman of Shanxi Water Tower Group, said: “We guarantee that the water tower vinegar is 100% pure grain brewed. We are willing to open our factory buildings and open all production processes to the public."

Many vinegar enterprises such as Donghu, Zilin, and water towers reflected that Shanxi Vinegar has gained market recognition with its unique flavor and texture, and has occupied a large number of markets outside the province. However, this has also caused a scourge: Some small vinegar factories and small workshops are driven by economic interests, stealing the name of Shanxi's old vinegar, imitation of imitation of Shanxi's old vinegar, and in the past Guangdong, Yunnan, and Guizhou provinces have discovered that they used blending to produce "Shanxi." "Vinegar" phenomenon.

2 Does Shanxi vinegar contain additives?

Cao Wenjie said: “Relevant reports say that there is almost no more 6-degree-old vinegar without adding any preservative pure grain.” According to the relevant state regulations, vinegar is allowed to add food additives and preservatives. First, national regulations must be used to allow The use of food additives; Second, all additives have limitations, the upper limit of addition should be less than ten ten thousandths; Third, all additives must be clearly marked on the food label."

Rong Xueze, chairman of Shanxi Laifu aged vinegar group, also said: According to national standards, old vinegar below 6 degrees can be added with preservatives, namely sodium phenyl potassium, otherwise it will deteriorate. From a worldwide perspective, only Japan and the United States have explicitly stipulated that no preservatives should be allowed in vinegar. Our country allows the appropriate amount of addition, but adds a national standard, ranging from six ten thousandths to ten-thousandths, and will not harm the human body.

In the survey, the reporter also found that the main components of supermarket vinegar products are water, sorghum, barley, peas and bran, and most of the branded vinegar below 6 degrees also contains sodium benzoate additives.

It is also understood that the new quality standards for Shanxi mature vinegar will be introduced at the end of the year. The standard Shanxi mature vinegar must be brewed according to traditional techniques. The aging period must be more than 12 months. In other words, the old Shanxi vinegar stipulated by the new standard will not add any preservatives, cancel the shelf life, will not be bad for a long time, the more beautiful the more.

3 Can Shanxi old vinegar be trusted?

Is the production process of Shanxi aged vinegar safe and secure? In the “East Lake Vinegar Garden,” where the Shanxi Vinegar Group is located, the reporter saw that each process is strictly controlled by experienced masters, and all the old vinegar is brewed using traditional techniques. The first six to eight petals of sorghum, barley, and peas are grounded. More than 10 of them need to be moistened, steamed, seasoned, fermented, fermented with alcohol, mixed with ingredients, acetic acid fermented, smoked, showered, and aged. Processes are mainly five steps of steaming, fermenting, smoking, showering and drying.

In the smoke room, several masters holding large shovels whipped up and down the vinegar in the large cylinder. The staff member said: "This is the most important process - smoking, it is because of the fumigation method, so that Shanxi's vinegar has the title of vinegar."

The last step is to “Chen”. It is understood that vinegar aged for half a year can only be called “vinegar” and it can become “old vinegar” after aging for more than one year. According to the Chen’s period, old vinegar can be divided into one year, two years, three years, five years, and ten years. Guo Junlu said that Shanxi Vinegar vinegar was produced strictly in accordance with the process specifications, and the products were of high quality and stable. They were highly favored by consumers. Only Donghu Vinegar Park received more than 70 batches of domestic and international visiting teams each day. “We are open doors 365 days. Can we falsify or not, and welcome the media and consumers to oversee it.”

4 Why do "authorities" and "authority departments" "fight"?

Why does Wang Jianzhong issue some remarks that cause strong controversy? The reporter interviewed him by telephone and learned that Wang Jianzhong is president of Shanxi Golden Vinegar Biotechnology Company and vice chairman of Shanxi Vinegar Industry Association. In response to his own remarks, his explanation was that “the media misreaded his intentions wrongly.” He said that at the time he was not interviewed by the “Vice President of Shanxi Vinegar Industry Association,” but rather “Shanxi Golden Vinegar. Chairman of Biotechnology Co., Ltd. "is interviewed; more importantly, the content reported by the media is not what he means. He means that more than 95% of vinegar in Shanxi has added the sodium benzoate that the country has allowed to add. .

"The association has ordered Wang Jianzhong to resign from the position of vice president," Cao Wenjie, chairman of the Shanxi Vinegar Industry Association, said in an interview. On August 7, the Shanxi Vinegar Industry Association issued a strict statement that due to Wang Jianzhong’s irresponsible remarks and actions, it has seriously damaged the reputation of the association, seriously infringed upon the healthy development of the Shanxi vinegar industry, and seriously infringed on the vinegar production enterprises in Shanxi Province. Honorary, the Association reserves the right to pursue legal proceedings against it.

Recently, the two voices from the "authorities" and "authorities" of the vinegar industry in Shanxi have caused an uproar in the market. Wang Jianzhong, vice president of the Shanxi Vinegar Industry Association, said in an interview with the media that 95% of Shanxi's aged vinegar on the market is blended with vinegar, and more preservatives have been added. In response to this remark, on August 7, the Vinegar Industry Association of Shanxi Province issued a strict statement that Shanxi aged vinegar and Shanxi aged vinegar produced by regular enterprises in Shanxi Province are all pure grain brewed, and there is no blending of vinegar concentrate. What is the truth? The reporter investigated the incident.

Related Links How to choose high quality vinegar products? Experts suggest that “one look, two shakes, and three tastes”: First of all, look for words such as “pure brewing” on the packaging of vinegar products. If the word "brewing" is not written, it means that the product is blended. You can also see the product standard number, if you indicate that it is GB18187, that is, brewing vinegar. Looking at the total acid content, for the brewing vinegar, the figures are high, such as the total acidity of 6% is better than 3%. Second, shake the product, for products without thickener and caramel color, the texture is thick, the color is thick and good quality, do not have to pursue transparency. Third, taste the taste, rich acidity, soft and mellow product quality is better. The last thing to note is that the cost of quality brewing products is far higher than the cost of blending vinegar. Don't be greedy for cheap when buying vinegar.