ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE MINERAL AND SUGAR FRACTIONS OF PEACH LIQUEURS

The mineral and sugar fractions of 25 peach liqueurs have been determi ned in order to characterise these beverages in relation to their base fruit: peach. Fruit components were found in only nine of the liqueur s analysed. Sucrose was the major sugar, together with the polyalcohol sorbitol. Potassium, calcium and magnesium were the major macroelemen ts. In the other liqueurs analysed, beta-fructose and alpha- and beta- glucose were the major sugars, sorbitol was not detected, and potassiu m, calcium and magnesium were in small proportion. These beverages hav e probably been made by aromatising techniques, without direct additio n of the fruit.