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Table 2 Concentration of volatile organic compounds in domestic alcoholic beverages analyzed using GC–MS

From: Evaluation of volatile organic compounds in alcoholic beverages consumed in Korea

Group of alcoholic beverage

Sample no.

Concentration (mg/L)a

Acetaldehyde

Methanolb

1-Propanol

3-Methyl-1-butanol

Korean rice wine

1

c

163.97 ± 0.08

61.41 ± 0.31

2

162.91 ± 0.04

66.33 ± 0.17

3

232.57 ± 0.02

77.00 ± 0.25

1

288.03 ± 0.05

50.41 ± 0.25

5

140.26 ± 0.02

21.50 ± 0.04

6

199.99 ± 0.08

60.02 ± 0.38

7

185.04 ± 0.15

86.15 ± 0.94

8

156.09 ± 0.46

62.08 ± 2.32

Refined rice wine

9

11.57 ± 0.23

1.51 ± 0.01

9.08 ± 0.07

10

4.99 ± 0.23

4.45 ± 0.26

Beer

11

c

34.02 ± 0.10

12

35.65 ± 0.30

13

30.13 ± 0.04

14

39.45 ± 0.10

15

21.92 ± 0.07

16

40.73 ± 0.14

17

25.06 ± 0.14

18

30.96 ± 0.13

19

40.96 ± 0.20

20

40.93 ± 0.11

21

39.71 ± 0.09

22

37.42 ± 0.13

23

35.05 ± 0.40

24

35.79 ± 0.34

25

31.12 ± 0.03

26

42.70 ± 0.25

27

30.79 ± 0.12

28

45.55 ± 0.55

29

22.84 ± 0.19

30

45.70 ± 0.44

31

43.30 ± 0.11

32

22.56 ± 0.13

33

40.83 ± 0.49

34

43.24 ± 0.25

Wine

35

1.42 ± 0.25

30.25 ± 0.02

36

295.41 ± 0.02

143.97 ± 0.13

37

47.62 ± 0.00

119.07 ± 0.02

38

119.07 ± 0.02

47.62 ± 0.00

39

141.35 ± 0.09

141.35 ± 0.09

40

507.29 ± 0.03

80.94 ± 0.36

41

193.65 ± 0.08

66.90 ± 0.22

42

153.89 ± 0.11

61.96 ± 0.11

43

138.44 ± 0.00

51.38 ± 0.08

44

47.62 ± 0.00

60.69 ± 0.37

45

121.74 ± 0.05

40.21 ± 0.26

Fruit wine

46

1.33 ± 0.04

10.78 ± 0.01

30.76 ± 0.53

47

23.81 ± 0.01

20.09 ± 0.27

48

29.15 ± 0.16

49

2.73 ± 0.04

22.78 ± 0.00

34.46 ± 0.53

50

3.75 ± 0.06

94.79 ± 2.10

51

15.56 ± 0.03

52

3.37 ± 0.21

56.63 ± 0.13

53

11.73 ± 0.21

17.14 ± 0.04

97.63 ± 3.09

Whisky

54

1.90 ± 0.00

486.71 ± 1.99

53.19 ± 0.11

55

0.58 ± 0.02

1041.13 ± 0.29

174.65 ± 0.63

56

1.68 ± 0.03

449.80 ± 0.09

76.35 ± 0.10

57

1.70 ± 0.02

489.89 ± 0.63

80.10 ± 0.12

58

1.75 ± 0.02

524.87 ± 0.24

71.76 ± 0.36

59

0.81 ± 0.03

692.24 ± 0.45

129.93 ± 0.80

60

1.63 ± 0.03

1055.77 ± 0.57

205.52 ± 0.66

61

3.59 ± 0.56

869.52 ± 0.34

154.60 ± 0.99

Korean distilled liquor

62

63

0.02 ± 0.01

64

0.28 ± 0.01

65

1.43 ± 0.10

66

0.40 ± 0.02

67

68

69

70

0.26 ± 0.00

71

Chinese spirit

72

2.42 ± 0.02

198.95 ± 0.05

228.77 ± 0.14

73

1.85 ± 0.20

255.87 ± 0.00

280.79 ± 0.32

74

1.09 ± 0.01

121.12 ± 0.12

204.99 ± 0.22

75

178.57 ± 0.00

178.40 ± 0.03

  1. Sample no 35–39 red wine, 40–42 white wine, 43–45 sparkling wine
  2. aValues are means (n = 3) ± standard deviation (SD)
  3. bFor the analysis of methanol, the MS was additionally operated in the selected ion monitoring (SIM) mode and the following ions were used: m/z 15, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 31 for qualification and quantification of methanol, respectively
  4. cNot detected