is balsamic vinegar free?

[cara78]

Hi guys - I cant find any info on this and wondered if anyone knows the answer.....

is balsamic vinegar free? I thought it was (on the basis all vinegars are free!) BUT - i see balsamic dressing has a syn value.... is balsamic vinegar and balsamic dressing the same thing??? HELP! c xxxxx

 

[jaylou]

Balsamic vinegar is free. Balsamic dressing will probably have added oil, hence the syn value.

I think there is a fry light balsamic salad dressing spray which is free though, just to add to the confusion!

 

[Karen]

i think the above poster is right.

Basic/Non Branded Foods Dressing, Vinegar, all varieties per 100ml

0 Syn on Extra Easy

Original Free

Green Free
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this says 'all varieties' but i would make sure you never confuse it with dressing. xxx

 

[cara78]

thanks for your quick reply guys! I only discovered balsamic vinegar recently and love it on salads!!! i'm have been gutted if it wasnt free!!! xxx

 

[Mummy_Helen]

yes the fry light balsamic dressing is free, I love it on salads. but I also use balsamic vinegar a lot in cooking.

 

[jaylou]

I love balsamic added to tomato sauces with pasta, gives it a nice kick. It's great stuff!!

 

[avisk]

I was recently given the most lovely present - a pack of four 100ml bottles of different kinds of balsamic vinegar, from Waitrose.

It has an explanation on the back of how they are made. I didn't know this before, but there is a classification of different grades, based on leaves - two leaves is "round and spirited", three leaves is "smooth and polished" and four leaves is "intensely sweet and sour".

Can't wait to try them all!

 

[hastalavegan]

I was recently given the most lovely present - a pack of four 100ml bottles of different kinds of balsamic vinegar, from Waitrose.

It has an explanation on the back of how they are made. I didn't know this before, but there is a classification of different grades, based on leaves - two leaves is "round and spirited", three leaves is "smooth and polished" and four leaves is "intensely sweet and sour".

Can't wait to try them all!

mmmmm, I'm drooling. I LOVE balsamic vinegar. Whenever I get a chance to go to Whole Foods I always go to their oil and vinegar tasting bits so I can scoff the ancient syrupy balsamic tester they sell for extortionate prices!

 

[avisk]

I agree, some balsamic vinegars can be very expensive. I think that the four-pack I was given costs around £10, which when compared with the cost of the full-sized bottles is pretty good. And it will last me ages.

 

[Claireybella]

Yes it is, we quite often have a drooling talk about balsamic vinegar at group, as we all love it!

 

[hastalavegan]

I agree, some balsamic vinegars can be very expensive. I think that the four-pack I was given costs around £10, which when compared with the cost of the full-sized bottles is pretty good. And it will last me ages.

Ooh, that is a good price! Will have to look out for them. I don't mind paying a little bit more for good balsamic vinegar because as you say, it lasts ages and makes everything taste delicious

The ones I try at wholefoods are around £20-30 for a tiny bottle though, it's mad. Tasters are free though

 

[blissfulbabe]

Where can you get the balsamic fry light from - none of the supermarkets in this area seem to stock it?

 

[ChubLock]

I heart Balsamic vinegar. At the county show yesterday I tried all the samples 3 x!

 

[tarka]

I got some of the balsamic spray salad lite from Morrisons. I've not seen it in any of the other supermarkets.

 

[honey74]

There is an apple balsamic that is absolutely scrummy. I've seen a few varieties of it in different places but Morrisons has started to stock a variety of it too.

 

[scotwannabethin]

I got the spray in sainsburys the other day..