Apple cider vinegar nutritional supplement
Shown herein is a nutritional supplement containing apple cider vinegar (ACV), including compositions, formulations, and combinations of ingredients in the ACV nutritional supplement, as well as processes for manufacturing these supplements. The nutritional supplement can include ACV, a gelling agent such as pectin or gelatin, an oligosaccharide, a disaccharide, and water.
1. A food product, comprising:
apple cider vinegar at about 0.1% to 50% by weight;
pectin;
an oligosaccharide;
a sweetener; and
water, wherein the food product is formed as a gummy.
2. The food product of claim 1 , wherein the sweetener is a sugar alcohol, an artificial sweetener, stevia, monk fruit sugar, or combinations thereof.
3. The food product of claim 1 , wherein the oligosaccharide is syrup.
4. The food product of claim 3 , wherein the syrup is selected from the group consisting of glucose syrup, corn syrup, rice syrup, invert syrup, isomaltooligosaccharide (IMO) sugar, tapioca, fructooligosaccharide (FOS) syrup, starch, fiber syrup, inulin, fruit puree, fruit concentrate, high maltose syrup, agave syrup, and combinations thereof.
5. The food product of claim 1 , wherein the apple cider vinegar is by weight between about 1% and 45%.
6. The food product of claim 1 , wherein the apple cider vinegar is by weight between about 5% to 40%.
7. The food product of claim 1 , wherein the apple cider vinegar is by weight between about 12% and 13%.
8. The food product of claim 1 , wherein pectin is by weight between about 1% and 20%.
9. The food product of claim 1 , wherein pectin is by weight between about 1.75% and 7%.
10. The food product of claim 1 , wherein the oligosaccharide is by weight between trace amounts and about 65%.
11. The food product of claim 1 , wherein the oligosaccharide is by weight between about 25% and 55%.
12. The food product of claim 1 , wherein the apple cider vinegar further comprises apple cider mother of vinegar.
13. The food product of claim 1 , further comprising sodium citrate, citric acid, a natural flavor, carrot, apple, beet root, pomegranate, vitamin B9, and vitamin B12.
14. The food product of claim 13 , further comprising vitamin B6 by weight between about trace amount to 0.10%.
15. The food product of claim 13 , wherein the vitamin B9 is by weight between about trace amount to 0.10%.
16. The food product of claim 13 , wherein the vitamin B12 is by weight between about trace amount to 0.10%.
17. The food product of claim 1 , further comprising ginger.
18. The food product of claim 1 , further comprising chili.
19. The food product of claim 1 , further comprising adipic acid.
20. The food product of claim 1 , further comprising cannabidiol (CBD), tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), or a combination thereof.
21. A food product, comprising:
apple cider vinegar at about 0.1% to 50% by weight;
pectin;
an oligosaccharide is by weight between about 25% and 55%;
a sweetener; and
water.