Brazilian vodkas have undetectable levels of ethyl carbamate

Química Nova

Elainy V. S. Pereira²  Sonia P. A. Oliveira²  Ian C. C. Nóbrega²  Dirk W. Lachenmeier¹  Adelia C. P. Araújo¹  Danuza L. Telles¹  Marileide Silva¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco Departamento de Tecnologia Rural Recife PE ,Brasil

关键词: vodka;    contaminants;    congeners;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-40422013000600014

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

While in Europe vodka is mainly derived from potatoes or cereals, a large proportion of Brazilian vodka is likely obtained from sugarcane, which contains ethyl carbamate (EC) precursors. EC, in addition to several other contaminants and congeners, were investigated in 32 samples of Brazilian vodka. All samples complied with the Brazilian regulations for congeners and contaminants, having EC content below 0.01 mg/L (detection limit). These results are probably related to the processing of vodka, in particular the use of extractive and rectifying stainless steel distillation columns, which allow the production of high strength spirits with low levels of congeners and contaminants.

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