title: Production and characterization of distilled alcoholic beverages obtained by solid-state fermentation of black mulberry (Morus nigra L.) and black currant (Ribes nigrum L.).
abstract: The present study was conducted to appraise the potential of black mulberry and black currant to be used as fermentation substrates for producing alcoholic beverages obtained by distillation of the fruits previously fermented with Sacchromyces cerevisiae IFI83. In the two distillates obtained, the volatile compounds that can pose health hazards are within the limits of acceptability fixed by the European Council (Regulation 110/2008) for fruit spirits. However, the amount of volatile substances in the black currant distillate (121.1 g/hL absolute alcohol (aa)) was lower than the minimum limit (200 g/hL aa) fixed by the aforementioned regulation. The mean volatile composition of both distillates was different from other alcoholic beverages such as four commercial Galician orujo spirits, Portuguese bagaceiras, and two distillates obtained from fermented whey and blackberry. The results obtained showed the feasibility for obtaining distillates from fermented black mulberry and black currant, which have their own distinctive characteristics.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Quimica Analitica y Alimentaria, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Vigo, Campus de Ourense, 32004 Ourense, Spain.
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alonso González
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Torrado Agrasar
authors.forename: Lorenzo M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Pastrana Castro
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Orriols Fernández
authors.forename: Nelson
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pérez Guerra
mesh_terms: D000434:Alcoholic Beverages / Q000032:analysis* / Q000191:economics; D057168:Distillation / Q000379:methods; D005285:Fermentation; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D031625:Morus / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000382:microbiology; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000378:metabolism; D011174:Portugal; D031965:Ribes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000382:microbiology; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000378:metabolism; D013030:Spain; D027843:Vitis
chemical_list: D010758:Phosphorus; D009584:Nitrogen