Editing Vinegar (section)

== Chemistry ==
The conversion of [[ethanol]] ({{chem2|CH3CH2OH}}) and [[oxygen]] ({{chem2|O2}}) to [[acetic acid]] ({{chem2|CH3COOH}}) takes place by the following reaction:<ref>{{cite book |last1=Saladin |first1=Kenneth S. |last2=Sullivan |first2=Stephen J. |last3=Gan |first3=Christina A. |title=Anatomy and Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function |date=2015 |publisher=McGraw-Hill Education |isbn=978-981-4646-43-7 |page=55 }}</ref>

:{{chem2 | CH3CH2OH + O2 -> CH3COOH + H2O }}

===Polyphenols===
Vinegar contains numerous [[flavonoid]]s, [[phenolic acid]]s, and [[aldehyde]]s,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Cerezo |first1=Ana B. |last2=Tesfaye |first2=Wendu |last3=Torija |first3=M. Jesús |last4=Mateo |first4=Estíbaliz |last5=García-Parrilla |first5=M. Carmen |last6=Troncoso |first6=Ana M. |title=The phenolic composition of red wine vinegar produced in barrels made from different woods |journal=Food Chemistry |date=August 2008 |volume=109 |issue=3 |pages=606–615 |doi=10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.01.013 }}</ref> which vary in content depending on the source material used to make the vinegar, such as [[orange peel]] or various [[fruit juice concentrate]]s.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Cejudo-Bastante |first1=Cristina |last2=Castro-Mejías |first2=Remedios |last3=Natera-Marín |first3=Ramón |last4=García-Barroso |first4=Carmelo |last5=Durán-Guerrero |first5=Enrique |title=Chemical and sensory characteristics of orange based vinegar |journal=Journal of Food Science and Technology |date=August 2016 |volume=53 |issue=8 |pages=3147–3156 |doi=10.1007/s13197-016-2288-7 |pmc=5055879 |pmid=27784909 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Coelho |first1=Eduardo |last2=Genisheva |first2=Zlatina |last3=Oliveira |first3=José Maria |last4=Teixeira |first4=José António |last5=Domingues |first5=Lucília |title=Vinegar production from fruit concentrates: effect on volatile composition and antioxidant activity |journal=Journal of Food Science and Technology |date=November 2017 |volume=54 |issue=12 |pages=4112–4122 |doi=10.1007/s13197-017-2783-5 |pmc=5643795 |pmid=29085154 }}</ref>