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.