Research Article

Chemometric Characterization of Alembic and Industrial Sugar Cane Spirits from Cape Verde and Ceará, Brazil

Table 3

Values of the volatile components found in different Brazilian spirits.

Spirits/regionComponentsValues (mg/100 mL AA)Reference

Minas Gerais; BrazilAcetic acid81.93 [7]
Higher alcohols179.13
Acetate61.19
Acetaldehyde13.56

São Paulo; Brazil (copper)Acetic acid2.07 [13]
Higher alcohols135.65
Acetate1.63
Acetaldehyde1.9

São Paulo; Brazil (steel)Acetic acid2.15 [13]
Higher alcohols187.42
Acetate10.8
Acetaldehyde0.9

CE; Brazil (steel)Acetic acid17.5 This work
Higher alcohols235.2
Acetate11.9
Acetaldehyde1.5