Passover Vinegar?

[LilyR]

Does anyone know anything about Passover vinegar?  We made cocktail sauce this weekend and I found a new brand of horseradish and the only ingredients are horseradish root, Passover vinegar, and salt. I thought vinegar was safe because of the way it's processed, but maybe I understood that incorrectly?  Is some vinegar safe and some that still contains gluten?  Anyone have any idea about Passover vinegar?  I got very bloated last night and nauseous.  I am not sure what caused it, although the only thing I can think of that was different that I tried was the cocktail sauce we made. 

[kareng]

Should be very safe as it cannot be made from grains like wheat or barley for Passover.  So it is usually apple cider vinegar or grape vinegar.  I am not Jewish and my friends that are are not this strict - but that's the basic idea.

For a Celiac - malt vinegar is not considered safe as it is made from barley and likely still contains gluten.  The process of making vinegar doesn't remove the gluten consistently.

 

[LilyR]

Thanks for that info.  So pretty much most vinegar except malt vinegar is okay for people who can't have gluten?

[kareng]

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The main difference is that "malt vinegar" is not distilled.  Common vinegars - like the cheap white vinegar you get to clean with - it will say distilled on it somewhere.  I only worry about malt vinegar but I always read the ingredients in case I picked up the wrong thing. 

"Passover vinegar" isn't used as a name of vinegar very often.  But horseradish is often part of a Passover celebration, so that may be why they listed it that way.  

[LilyR]

Thanks 

17 hours ago, kareng said:

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The main difference is that "malt vinegar" is not distilled.  Common vinegars - like the cheap white vinegar you get to clean with - it will say distilled on it somewhere.  I only worry about malt vinegar but I always read the ingredients in case I picked up the wrong thing. 

"Passover vinegar" isn't used as a name of vinegar very often.  But horseradish is often part of a Passover celebration, so that may be why they listed it that way.  

Thanks for helping to clarify.  So always be sure to check that any vinegar we use says distilled on it, and then we should be okay? I would have no idea if the Passover vinegar was distilled or not.  I guess I can try the horseradish again someday when my stomach is feeling better and see if I get a similar reaction or not. My only other thought is some new magnesium an just started, but it's suppose to be gluten-free and soy-free.  Does this all start to get easier for people the longer you go gluten-free?  Or is it still often sort of confusing and crazy at times, trying to figure out when something bothered you?

[kareng]

27 minutes ago, LilyR said:

Thanks 

Thanks for helping to clarify.  So always be sure to check that any vinegar we use says distilled on it, and then we should be okay? I would have no idea if the Passover vinegar was distilled or not.  I guess I can try the horseradish again someday when my stomach is feeling better and see if I get a similar reaction or not. My only other thought is some new magnesium an just started, but it's suppose to be gluten-free and soy-free.  Does this all start to get easier for people the longer you go gluten-free?  Or is it still often sort of confusing and crazy at times, trying to figure out when something bothered you?

Horseradish kills my stomach - nothing to do with gluten.  But the deal with Passover is they can't have any wheat or barley - so, no matter how its made, it can't contain that

[LilyR]

22 hours ago, kareng said:

Horseradish kills my stomach - nothing to do with gluten.  But the deal with Passover is they can't have any wheat or barley - so, no matter how its made, it can't contain that

Oh, so maybe it's the horseradish. That stinks if it is.  More and more things I like are being cut out of my diet.  I will try it again someday when my stomach feels okay to see how it goes.  That will be a bummer if I can't have it anymore.  Thanks for info on the vinegar.  It's helpful to know that was not it.