OAK LACTONES IN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE

Authors
MAGA JA
Citation
Ja. Maga, OAK LACTONES IN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE, Food reviews international, 12(1), 1996, pp. 105-130
Citations number
82
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science & Tenology","Nutrition & Dietetics
Journal title
Food reviews international → ACNP
ISSN journal
87559129
Volume
12
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
105 - 130
Database
ISI
SICI code
8755-9129(1996)12:1<105:OLIAB>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
The identification of oak lactone(s) has led to numerous studies in an attempt to better understand their formation and contribution to over all alcoholic beverage flavor. This review is an attempt to report on and evaluate the 25 years of literature that has accumulated in the ar ea. Special emphasis is placed on oak lactone occurrence, formation, s ynthesis, and sensory properties.