期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
卷 144, 期 1, 页码 193-198出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2010.09.016
关键词
Mead; Honey-wine; Alcoholic fermentation; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Assimilable nitrogen
资金
- FCT [SFRH/BD/61881/2009]
- [PTDC/AGR-ALI/68240/2006]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [SFRH/BD/61881/2009] Funding Source: FCT
Mead fermentation is a time-consuming process, often taking several months to complete. Despite of the use of starter cultures several problems still persist such as lack of uniformity of the final products, slow or premature fermentation arrest and the production of off-flavors by yeast. Thus the aim of this study was to optimize mead production through the use of an appropriate honey-must formulation to improve yeast performance alcoholic fermentation and thereby obtain a high quality product. Honey-must was centrifuged to reduce insoluble solids, pasteurized at 65 degrees C for 10 min, and then subjected to different conditions: nitrogen supplementation and addition of organic acids. Although the addition of diammonium phosphate (DAP) reduced fermentation length, it did not guarantee the completeness of the fermentation process, suggesting that other factors could account for the reduced yeast activity in honey-must fermentations. Sixteen yeast-derived aroma compounds which contribute to the sensorial quality of mead were identified and quantified. Global analysis of aromatic profiles revealed that the total concentration of aroma compounds in meads was higher in those fermentations where DAP was added. A positive correlation between nitrogen availability and the levels of ethyl and acetate esters, associated to the fruity character of fermented beverages, was observed whereas the presence of potassium tartrate and malic acid decreased, in general, their concentration. This study provides very useful information that can be used for improving mead quality. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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