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Apple Cider Vinegar Gummies: What Are They Good For?

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By Shashini ThennakoonPublished 2 years ago 6 min read
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ACV (apple cider vinegar) is a versatile product that may be used for everything from cleaning to cooking.

The wellness community has embraced ACV, touting it as a natural cure for a variety of ailments.

Apple cider vinegar supplements, such as apple cider vinegar gummies, have been increasingly popular in recent years.

These gummies promise to help with immunological function, weight loss, metabolism, "detoxing" your body, and blood sugar regulation.

Do these ACV gummies, on the other hand, have any health benefits?

This article examines if apple cider vinegar gummies can benefit your general health and whether they're worth including in your diet.

What are apple cider vinegar gummies, and how do you make them?

Apple cider vinegar gummies are dietary supplements containing apple cider vinegar concentrate as well as vitamins and fruit extracts.

Gummy pills containing ACV were developed to provide the "benefits" of ACV without the unpleasant taste associated with drinking pure ACV.

Acetic acid is a chemical found in apple cider vinegar that is created during the fermentation process used to make it.Apple cider vinegar gummies are dietary supplements containing apple cider vinegar concentrate as well as vitamins and fruit extracts.Gummy pills containing ACV were developed to provide the "benefits" of ACV without the unpleasant taste associated with drinking pure ACV.Acetic acid is a chemical found in apple cider vinegar that is created during the fermentation process used to make it.

Acetic acid is the component of ACV that may assist your blood sugar, blood lipids, sports performance, and skin health, according to medical researchers (1Trusted Source, 2Trusted Source).

There are a variety of ACV gummy supplements available online and in stores. The ingredient list for most ACV gummies is similar.

ACV powder, B vitamins, fruit extracts from beets and pomegranates, natural flavors, pectin, and sugar are all common ingredients in ACV gummies. Even yet, formulas differ from one product to the next.

Some ACV gummies, for example, contain only ACV, sweeteners, and fillers, while others include ACV along with a variety of vitamins, minerals, and fruit extracts.

Although some ACV gummies do not state the amount of ACV in each dose, most gummies contain around 500 mg of ACV per dose, with up to 5% acetic acid. Some supplements recommend that you take multiple doses throughout the day.

Goli ACV gummies, one of the most popular ACV supplements on the market (3), contain the following ingredients in one serving (1 gummy):

  • Calories: 15
  • Sugar: 2 grams
  • Apple cider vinegar powder: 500 mg
  • Organic beetroot: 40 mcg
  • Organic pomegranate: 40 mcg
  • Folic acid: 50% of the Daily Value (DV)
  • Vitamin B12: 50% of the DV

Organic tapioca syrup, water, organic cane sugar, pectin, sodium citrate, citric acid, malic acid, natural apple tastes, and organic fruit and vegetable juice are all included in Goli ACV candies.

Companies that make ACV gummies claim that taking these supplements can boost your immune system, help you lose weight, and improve your blood sugar control.

These claims aided in the popularity and profitability of ACV gummies. Recent investigations, however, have demonstrated that most of these alleged benefits are either exaggerated or untrue.

Do apple cider vinegar gummies have any advantages?

While some studies suggest that drinking ACV can help with certain areas of your health, the majority of the claims made about ACV gummies are unfounded.

Blood sugar and cholesterol

A study of nine research indicated that ACV consumption reduced total cholesterol and fasting blood sugar — albeit ACV may have only had an effect on fasting diabetic patients, as blood sugar and cholesterol benefits didn't appear until 8 weeks (4Trusted Source).

The ACV doses utilized in this research ranged from 0.5 to 26 ounces (15–770 mL) per day in the studies included in this review. You can't compare this to taking 500 mg of ACV powder in gummy pills (4Trusted Source).

Surprisingly, a small randomized control research discovered that vinegar pills do not have the same blood sugar-lowering effect as liquid vinegar (5Trusted Source).

When compared to the control and whole vinegar pills, the liquid vinegar resulted in a 31 percent larger drop in post-meal blood sugar. In addition, liquid vinegar outperformed vinegar tablets dissolved in water (5Trusted Source).

All of these implies that taking ACV pills does not have the same blood sugar-lowering effect as drinking ACV.

There are currently no research on the impact of ACV gummies on blood sugar levels. Also, bear in mind that ACV gummies may have added sugar, which can cause blood sugar levels to rise.

Body weight

ACV gummies, according to health marketers, can help you lose weight. According to research, this claim is false.

According to a study of 13 human and animal trials, there is insufficient evidence to evaluate whether ACV has any weight-loss benefits (6Trusted Source).

Before claiming that ACV gummies will help with weight loss, more research is needed.

The most recent study suggests that those who took at least 0.5 ounces (15 ml) of organic liquid ACV — not ACV gummies — may lose weight (7).

Benefits of other ingredients in ACV gummies

Any stated health advantages of ACV gummies could be attributed to the supplement's vitamins and minerals.

For example, if you're deficient in vitamin B12 and take B12 in the form of ACV gummies, your body's B12 levels may improve.

Despite the fact that you require B12 and other B vitamins to stay energized and combat weariness, you may be dismayed to learn that ACV gummies do not provide the energy boost that they claim (8Trusted Source).

If you don't get enough vitamin B, taking a B complex vitamin every day can help you get the same or better outcomes. The same may be said for the other vitamins and minerals included in ACV gummies.

Furthermore, claims that ACV gummies aid in detoxification or immunity enhancement are baseless.

Some ACV gummies claim that fruit extracts added to the mix give considerable antioxidant benefits. Most ACV gummies, on the other hand, only contain trace levels of these compounds, which are unlikely to provide any health advantages.

Some research suggests that drinking beet and pomegranate juices, which are found in several ACV candies, can help lower inflammation markers.

To see any anti-inflammatory benefits, you'd need to take significantly more than the 40 mcg amount offered by ACV gummies (9Trusted Source, 10Trusted Source).

Pomegranate supplements, for example, were found to be useful in lowering inflammatory indicators like interleukin-6 in a review (IL-6). Despite this, the lowest dose employed in the research reviewed was 500 mg (9Trusted Source).

Goli, like most ACV candies, has 40 mcg of pomegranate and beetroot. This works out to 0.004 milligrams (9Trusted Source).

ACV gummies' low vitamin and mineral content may include the right ingredients to promote your health, but they only contain a fraction of the servings required to see any noticeable health benefits.

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