Comparação do perfil físico-químico de cachaças envelhecidas em tonéis de carvalho (Quercus sp) e amburana (Amburana cearensis)

Abstract

Cachaça, traditional and popular Brazilian spirit, it is the distilled more consumed in our country. The knowledge of its chemical composition is important, considering that studies of potentially toxic compounds have been a determinant factor in quality control. The habit of aging is becoming a common practice among producers to add value to their product. Native woods have been used for aging, replacing the traditional oak wood. The aim of the present study was to realize a periodic monitoring of physico chemical, for the levels of alcohol content, volatile acid, esters, aldehydes, higher alcohols, furfural, methanol and copper in the cachaça production process and aging in oak barrels (Quercus sp ) and amburana (Amburana cearensis) . The beverage was produced in an artisan distillery, located in Southern Minas Gerais State. The physicochemical analysis were performed according to the specifications established by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA). According to the results, the mean fractions of the distilled samples showed different results regarding the chemical composition and this difference remained during the period of aging cachaça in both barrels studied.