Do oil and vinaigrettes affect one's sobriety?

Asked by Unbroken (10751

) June 18th, 2013

I have recently visited several taste testing rooms for olive oils and balsamic vinaigrettes. I don’t eat the bread samples just the various flavors and combinations.

I often start feeling flushed and ebullient. The first couple of times I thought it might be due to dehydration, heat or hunger.

Yet it continues and the last time I noticed it in the friends I brought with me.

What causes this?

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Might you be allergic to a flavoring ingredient in the oils and vinegars? I would read the labels closely to see if there are added preservatives, too.

We have a fancy place nearby with dozens of flavors and my fiancé loves the stuff, and we’ve bought several bottles over the past year. He’s never commented to me about feeling flush, nor have I felt it – and I am allergic to sulfites in wines (which are also used as coloring and preservatives).

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It’s the vinegar.

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There’s a teensy bit of residual alcohol in balsamic vinegars, on the order of 0.1 to 2% depending on how it was aged. If you’re very sensitive to alcohol and took in a fair amount of vinegar at 2%, you might feel it.

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