Effects of six commercially available koji (Chinese Xiaoqu) on the production of ethyl acetate, ethyl lactate, and higher alcohols in Chinese Baijiu (distilled spirit) brewing

Commercial koji has been increasingly used in Chinese Baijiu brewing; however, there are only few studies comparing different koji and their relationship with key components of Chinese Baijiu such as ethyl acetate, ethyl lactate, and higher alcohols. Here, we studied six commercially available koji...

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Main Authors: Xiaoyang Yu, Tingting Huang, Zhijiu Huang, Zhengyun Wu, Jingwei Che, Fengyang Qin, Wenxue Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-07-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023049472