Approaches to Spirit Aroma: Contribution of Some Aromatic Compounds to the Primary Aroma in Samples ofOrujoSpirits
- 1 November 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
- Vol. 51 (25), 7385-7390
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jf0302916
Abstract
Terpenes and C13 norisoprenoids are among the most important aromatic compounds found in a volatile and nonvolatile form in grapes. Aromatic typicity of a spirit could be attributed to these compounds despite the very important presence of volatile compounds produced during alcoholic fermentation. In this study, following a solid phase extraction stage, the determination of the varietal aromatic compounds by gas chromatography was performed on 15 samples of Galician orujo spirits. The results show that significant differences (p < 0.05) exist in the concentrations of varietal aromatic compounds in Galician spirits obtained from different varieties of grapes. α-Ionona is the varietal aromatic compound that is most likely to contribute to the aroma of all of the spirits studied. The spirits from Catalan Roxo are the most aromatic, with floral and fruity nuances, while the spirits from Godello were the less aromatic group as far as the varietal compounds studied are concerned. Spirits from Mencia and Treixadura show a similar profile, but the former has a more intensive aroma due to β-pinene, citronellol, and α-ionone. Albariño spirits stand out because of their profile that is marked by the contributions of eugenol and linalool. Keywords: Orujo; spirit; varietal aroma; terpenes; C13-norisoprenoids; solid phase extraction; gas chromatographyKeywords
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