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Analysis of ethyl carbamate in plum wines produced in Korea

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Ethyl carbamate is naturally occurring compound, commonly found in many fermented foods and alcoholic beverages. During the process of plum wine production, ethyl carbamate can be formed. To this date, limited studies were conducted to monitor the ethyl carbamate in the plum wine brewed in-house. The objective of this study was to analyze the ethyl carbamates in plum wine, that were produced in differently: in-house and commercial production. A total of 33 plum wines were analyzed. The levels of ethyl carbamate ranged from N.D to 352.7 μg/kg in plum wines available in Korea. The current level of ethyl carbamate in plum wine was below the governmental regulation. However, continuous monitoring and further develop a strategy to reduce the level of ethyl carbamate in plum wine is in need, as the highest level of ethyl carbamate in plum wine is near the governmental standard (400 μg/kg).

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This work was supported by High Value-added Food Technology Development Program (MAFRA; Grant # 316050031SB010) and Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Research Center Support Program funded from Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Republic of Korea.

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  1. Korea Consumer Agency, 54 Yongdu-ro, Maengdong-myeon, Eumseong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea

    Jung-Bin Lee, Bo-Kyung Kim & Yun-Hee Chung

  2. Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Chonbuk National University, 567 Baekjedaero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-Si, Chonbuk, 54896, Republic of Korea

    Mina K. Kim

  3. Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Dongguk University-Seoul, 32, Dongguk-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-Si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea

    Kwang-Geun Lee

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Lee, JB., Kim, M.K., Kim, BK. et al. Analysis of ethyl carbamate in plum wines produced in Korea. Food Sci Biotechnol 27, 277–282 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10068-017-0199-7

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