Zhenjiang vinegar the new national standard GB/T18623-2011 "geographical indication products Zhenjiang vinegar "will be implemented. In the industry take the lead in creating the content such as "indicator" will more effectively prevent zhenjiang vinegar was fake.

Zhenjiang vinegar is defined as a unique flavor produced in zhenjiang area of brewing rice vinegar. "It with glutinous rice, bran and bran as the main raw material, adopts the traditional multiple saccharification, alcohol fermentation, solid layered acetic acid fermentation, add Fried pour vinegar and other special craft production of color, then through aging and the aroma of rich, acid and not dry vinegar."

The new standard has been clear about the zhenjiang vinegar scope of protection of geographical indication products, increase the latitude and longitude requirements, this is one of the change of the new standard. Zhenjiang fragrance vinegar products of geographical indication protection scope limited to the state administration of quality supervision, inspection and quarantine approval of zhenjiang defined administrative region, is located in north latitude 37 ¡ã 31 '~ 32 ¡ã 19' 58 ', longitude 118 ¡ã ~ 119 ¡ã 58 'area. There are limits to production environment. For all the year round warm humid climate, is a typical warm temperate to subtropical transition of humid monsoon climate; Highest annual average temperature 20.3 ¡æ, the average minimum temperature of 12.3 ¡æ, the average relative humidity of 77%. Raw materials come from zhenjiang and surrounding areas, a few from other areas.

"Indicator" is in the industry take the lead in creating the standard elements: zhenjiang fragrance vinegar contains acetic acid (Chen) focal glutamic acid, lactic acid, succinic acid and four characteristics of organic acids. The acetic acid content is not higher than 65% of the total amount of the organic acid, lactic acid content of less than 10% of the total amount of the organic acid. Think the quality supervision department, from this point, the new standard highlights the quality characteristics of zhenjiang fragrance vinegar, took the lead in the industry to create the "indicator", can effectively prevent counterfeiting.

The use of additives to get the optimization. Label "zhenjiang vinegar" products do not add benzoic acid and its sodium salt.