Evaluation of volatile organic compounds in alcoholic beverages consumed in Korea

  • Hyun Chung
  • Mi Kyung Yoon
  • Jihye Han
  • Young-Suk Kim
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Abstract

Volatile organic compounds including acetaldehyde, methanol, and higher alcohols such as 1-propanol and 3-methyl-1-butanol in 75 domestic and imported alcoholic beverages consumed in Korea were investigated and evaluated using a gas chromatograph equipped with a mass spectrometer. The acetaldehyde contents in the studied samples ranged from 0.02 to 11.73 mg/L, and were highest in refined rice wines and fruit wines. Only the wine and fruit wine samples contained methanol, at concentrations in the range of 1.42–23.81 mg/L. The 1-propanol content was highest in whisky, while the 3-methyl-1-butanol content ranged from 4.45 to 280 mg/L in all samples other than Korean distilled liquor.

Keywords

Volatile organic compounds Acetaldehyde Methanol Higher alcohols Alcoholic beverages GC–MS Method validation 
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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Grant (11162MFDS006) in 2011.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Hyun Chung
    • 1
  • Mi Kyung Yoon
    • 1
  • Jihye Han
    • 1
  • Young-Suk Kim
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Food Science and EngineeringEwha Womans UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea

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