5 types of apple cider vinegar
                     5 types of apple cider 
vinegar 
Refined or raw apple vinegar
Most brands refine their vinegar in order to make it look clear. Distilled 
vinegar is one such example of refined vinegar that has been heated. 
Only vinegar made from apple cider can be found in its raw form which 
means it contains mother, is undistilled, unpasteurized and unfiltered. 
It doesn’t necessarily have a clear appearance but packs the goodness 
of micro nutrients. 
Filtered or unfiltered apple cider vinegar
Commercially produced vinegar is passed through several different 
types of membranes to filter impurities including mother and other 
enzymes. Although the filtered vinegar looks more appealing, 
unfiltered apple cider vinegar is healthier and has way more benefits 
than the filtered one as it has probiotic enzymes that help to keep you 
healthy. 
Pasteurized or unpasteurized acv
Unpasteurized vinegar is very similar to the raw acv as it has not 
undergone a heating process. Once heated, the acetobacter bacteria 
converts apple sugars to acetic acid is destroyed. In unpasteurized 
vinegar, the bacteria continues to produce more acid from the 
available sugar and changes the flavour of vinegar over time.
Inorganic or organic apple cider vinegar
Organic apple cider vinegar is all natural while its inorganic counterpart 
has undergone pasteurization. The latter has a bright colour and is free 
from cloudiness thus making it more appealing to the customers. But 
one of the major concerns of this acv variant is the destroying of 
healthy bacteria by heating. This is why organic acv is a better option 
even though it may not look the best.
Acv with or without mother
The ‘mother’ in acv are the tiny dark coloured bits you can see floating 
around the bottom of a bottle on organic, raw apple cider vinegar. 
These are basically the micro nutrients, enzymes and probiotics that 
are not lost in the manufacturing as the acv was not heated or 
pasteurized. Pasteurized and refined acv does not have ‘mother’ and is 
less beneficial than the former.