Table 5
Concentration ranges of the content of fusel oils in liquors obtained from the market (unit: mg/L)
Liquor | Number | | 1-Propanol | Iso-butanol | 1-Butanol | 2-Butanol | Iso-amyl alcohol | Active amyl alcohol | Average of total fusel oil contents |
Takju | 72 | Min | 24.1 | ND1) | ND | ND | 45.8 | 13 | 299.3 |
Max | 106.8 | 429 | 9.4 | ND | 345.5 | 136.3 |
Yakju | 39 | Min | 19.1 | 26.3 | ND | ND | 90.9 | 23.4 | 497.6 |
Max | 239 | 273.9 | 13.4 | 2.5 | 302.8 | 120.2 |
Domestic beer | 39 | Min | 11.7 | 3.8 | ND | ND | 27.8 | 9.5 | 121.1 |
Max | 47.2 | 48.5 | ND | ND | 104.6 | 34.3 |
Foreign beer | 46 | Min | 13.3 | 9.5 | ND | ND | 33.3 | 12.3 | 114.8 |
Max | 28.5 | 42.3 | 5.8 | ND | 84 | 32 |
Fruit wine | 30 | Min | ND | ND | ND | ND | 6.8 | ND | 151.9 |
Max | 125.9 | 143.1 | ND | ND | 249 | 69.5 |
Diluted Soju | 10 | Min | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
Max | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
Distilled Soju | 3 | Min | 51.6 | 79.2 | ND | ND | 114.2 | 40.6 | 764.5 |
Max | 197.2 | 391.9 | 11.8 | ND | 421 | 129.5 |
Foreign brandy | 9 | Min | 84.2 | 127.1 | ND | ND | 424 | 116 | 1447.3 |
Max | 240.6 | 609.1 | 37.8 | 13 | 1213.8 | 323.7 |
Foreign whisky | 12 | Min | 109.4 | 217.5 | ND | ND | 167.3 | 73.1 | 1137.9 |
Max | 350.1 | 637.2 | 21.6 | ND | 1026.3 | 492.6 |
ND, under limit of detection.
Analysis was performed in duplicate.