TITLE:
Quantification of Mayor Volatile Compounds from Artisanal Agave Distilled: Bacanora
AUTHORS:
Maritza Lizeth Álvarez-Ainza, Humberto González-Ríos, Alberto González-León, Ángel Javier Ojeda-Contreras, Ana Isabel Valenzuela-Quintanar, Evelia Acedo-Félix
KEYWORDS:
Alcoholic Beverages; Bacanora; Volatile Compounds; Official Mexican Standards
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Analytical Chemistry,
Vol.4 No.11,
November
27,
2013
ABSTRACT: Bacanora is an artisanal beverage distilled from agave,
which is manufactured on a small scale in the Sonora state, México. The aim of
this study was to identify the major volatile compounds in 77 artisanal Bacanora
beverages by gas chromatography, to determine the samples that comply with the
Mexican Standards for Bacanora. The samples were collected in 28 municipalities
in the area of origin denomination. It was found that only 55.8% of the samples
(43) meet the parameters established in the Official Mexican Standards, whereas
44.2% of the samples (34) do not comply: 3 samples for alcohol content, 8 for
acetaldehyde, 1 for esters, 11 for methanol and 17 for higher alcohols. Some of
the samples do not comply because of more than one analyzed parameter. The Bacanora
samples showed great variability among the sampled regions as well as within
the same municipalities (p ≤ 0.05).