Control methods of ethyl carbamate and its precursors in Baijiu

Cyanide is a main precursor of ethyl carbamate (EC) in Baijiu, and dhurrin in sorghum is a main precursor of cyanide. In order to reduce the content of EC in Baijiu, four control methods of EC and its precursors in Baijiu were analyzed, including cyanide volatilization method, cyanide reaction metho...

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Main Author: ZHOU Hanling, ZHAO Dong, GUO Yan, SONG Tingfu, LI Longmiao, ZHENG Jia
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Published: Editorial Department of China Brewing 2024-04-01
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description Cyanide is a main precursor of ethyl carbamate (EC) in Baijiu, and dhurrin in sorghum is a main precursor of cyanide. In order to reduce the content of EC in Baijiu, four control methods of EC and its precursors in Baijiu were analyzed, including cyanide volatilization method, cyanide reaction method, sorghum peeling method and low dhurrin sorghum selection method. The results showed that the cyanide volatilization method had a poor effect. There was no significant difference in cyanide and EC content between the experimental group and the control group in each section of the Baijiu (P>0.05). The average content of cyanide in the experimental group of cyanide reaction method Baijiu sample was 340.5 μg/L, extremely significantly lower than the control group (607.3 μg/L) (P<0.01), but it introduced off-flavor into the Baijiu. The dhurrin content of H1 sorghum and H2 sorghum before peeling were 7.26 μg/L and 1.62 μg/L, respectively, and the dhurrin content of sorghum after peeling were 1.92 μg/L and 0.20 μg/L, respectively. After peeling treatment, the content of dhurrin in the two kinds of sorghum decreased by 73.6% and 87.7%, respectively. The average contents of initial cyanide and EC after 1 year of storage in Baijiu samples of experimental group with low dhurrin sorghum selection method were 163.3 μg/L, 214.0 μg/L, respectively, which were extremely significantly lower than the control group (565.0 μg/L, 346.8 μg/L) (P<0.01). The effect of low dhurrin sorghum selection method on reducing cyanide and EC content in Baijiu was good.
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spelling doaj-art-e7b1a46583614e88afbaa27984ad5e672025-08-20T02:45:56ZengEditorial Department of China BrewingZhongguo niangzao0254-50712024-04-0143410510810.11882/j.issn.0254-5071.2024.04.016Control methods of ethyl carbamate and its precursors in BaijiuZHOU Hanling, ZHAO Dong, GUO Yan, SONG Tingfu, LI Longmiao, ZHENG Jia01. Yibin Wuliangye Co., Ltd., Yibin 644007, China; ;2. Solid-State Fermentation Resource Utilization Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Yibin 644000, ChinaCyanide is a main precursor of ethyl carbamate (EC) in Baijiu, and dhurrin in sorghum is a main precursor of cyanide. In order to reduce the content of EC in Baijiu, four control methods of EC and its precursors in Baijiu were analyzed, including cyanide volatilization method, cyanide reaction method, sorghum peeling method and low dhurrin sorghum selection method. The results showed that the cyanide volatilization method had a poor effect. There was no significant difference in cyanide and EC content between the experimental group and the control group in each section of the Baijiu (P>0.05). The average content of cyanide in the experimental group of cyanide reaction method Baijiu sample was 340.5 μg/L, extremely significantly lower than the control group (607.3 μg/L) (P<0.01), but it introduced off-flavor into the Baijiu. The dhurrin content of H1 sorghum and H2 sorghum before peeling were 7.26 μg/L and 1.62 μg/L, respectively, and the dhurrin content of sorghum after peeling were 1.92 μg/L and 0.20 μg/L, respectively. After peeling treatment, the content of dhurrin in the two kinds of sorghum decreased by 73.6% and 87.7%, respectively. The average contents of initial cyanide and EC after 1 year of storage in Baijiu samples of experimental group with low dhurrin sorghum selection method were 163.3 μg/L, 214.0 μg/L, respectively, which were extremely significantly lower than the control group (565.0 μg/L, 346.8 μg/L) (P<0.01). The effect of low dhurrin sorghum selection method on reducing cyanide and EC content in Baijiu was good.https://manu61.magtech.com.cn/zgnz/fileup/0254-5071/PDF/0254-5071-2024-43-4-105.pdfbaijiu|ethyl carbamate|cyanide|dhurrin|control methods
spellingShingle ZHOU Hanling, ZHAO Dong, GUO Yan, SONG Tingfu, LI Longmiao, ZHENG Jia
Control methods of ethyl carbamate and its precursors in Baijiu
Zhongguo niangzao
baijiu|ethyl carbamate|cyanide|dhurrin|control methods
title Control methods of ethyl carbamate and its precursors in Baijiu
title_full Control methods of ethyl carbamate and its precursors in Baijiu
title_fullStr Control methods of ethyl carbamate and its precursors in Baijiu
title_full_unstemmed Control methods of ethyl carbamate and its precursors in Baijiu
title_short Control methods of ethyl carbamate and its precursors in Baijiu
title_sort control methods of ethyl carbamate and its precursors in baijiu
topic baijiu|ethyl carbamate|cyanide|dhurrin|control methods
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