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well it doesn't really turn it brown it actually speeds up the proses of them turning brown even though vinegar is an acid it doesn't stop it from turning apples brown it speeds it up believe that it is a chemical in the apple and a chemical in the vinegar that interacts very bad.and the vinegars chemicals usually wins that's why vinegar speeds up the proses not slow it down

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