Relationship between beer mouthfeel and flavor compounds

  • HU Shumin ,
  • HUANG Shuxia ,
  • YU Junhong ,
  • LIU Jiasup ,
  • YANG Zhaoxia ,
  • HUANG Shuli ,
  • ZHANG Yuxin
Expand
  • 1(State Key Laboratory of Biological Fermentation Engineering of Beer, Qingdao 266000, China)
    2(Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd, Qingdao 266000, China)

Received date: 2018-06-04

  Online published: 2019-02-01

Abstract

Mouthfeel is important for beer quality, but there were few studies conducted to investigate mouthfeel evaluation model and its influencing factors. The aim of this study was to construct a mouthfeel evaluation model in terms of fullness and roundness, and its key influencing factors were measured. 37 10°P beer samples were evaluated for their fullness and roundness. Levels of 40 flavor compounds were also determined, including alcohols, esters, cations and anions, organic acids, carbohydrates, and proteins etc. According to correlation analysis and partial least-squares regression (PLSR), relationships between flavor compounds and fullness and roundness were analyzed. Impacts of various factors on the mouthfeel were evaluated based on standardized regression coefficient of PLSR. The results showed that fullness was mainly affected by ions, organic acids, and polysaccharides. In addition, polysaccharides, succinic acid/malic acid, oxalic acid, lactic acid, and other organic acids and Ca2+ were advantageous to fullness, but the anion (SO2-4, Cl-), K+, and isoamylol shoued opposite effects. Meanwhile, roundness was influenced mainly by cations, sugars and protein components. Roundness was increased by protein, alcohol, and esters, but not by sugars and organic acids. Finally, multiple regression prediction models for fullness and roundness based on their key influencing factors were constructed, and their R2 reached 77.5% and 58.6%, respectively. The correlation coefficient between actual value and predicted value of fullness was 0.901 (P=0.006), which was higher than that of roundness (r=0.689, P=0.087), suggesting that this model coule be used for quantitative prediction of beer mouthfeel.

Cite this article

HU Shumin , HUANG Shuxia , YU Junhong , LIU Jiasup , YANG Zhaoxia , HUANG Shuli , ZHANG Yuxin . Relationship between beer mouthfeel and flavor compounds[J]. Food and Fermentation Industries, 2019 , 45(1) : 70 -76 . DOI: 10.13995/j.cnki.11-1802/ts.017958

References

[1] MEILGAARD M C, DALGLIESH C E, CLAPPERTON J F. Beer flavor terminology[J]. Journal of the Institue of Brewing, 1979, 85(1):38-42.
[2] LANGSTAFF S A, LEWIS M J. The mouthfeel of beer-a review[J]. Journal of the Institute of Brewing, 2013, 99(1):31-37.
[3] KANEDA H, KOBAYASHI N, WATARI J, et al. A new taste sensor for evaluation of beer body and smoothness using a lipid-coated quartz crystal microbalance[J]. Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists, 2002, 60(2):71-76.
[4] FUNAMI T, ISONO M, IKEGAMI A, et al. Throat sensations of beverages evaluated by in vivo measurements of swallowing[J]. Journal of Texture Studies, 2015, 46(3):187-199.
[5] RBSAM H, GASTL M, BECKER T. Influence of the range of molecular weight distribution of beer components on the intensity of palate fullness[J]. European Food Research & Technology, 2013, 236(1):65-75.
[6] 顾国贤,李崎,郑飞云. 啤酒风味物质代谢与控制[J]. 啤酒科技, 2009(2):12-18.
[7] 李梅,董建军,尹花,等. 体积排阻色谱法检测啤酒生产过程中的糖类化合物和发酵产物[J]. 食品工业科技, 2012, 33(23):320-322.
[8] LANDSCHOOT A V, VANDERPUTTEN D, STALS I, et al. Spectrum of polysaccharides degradation products of ales and lager beers[C]//Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker:European Conference on Food Chemistry, 2005:615-618.
[9] 王志沛,季晓东,武千钧,等. 啤酒中挥发性风味物质的分析及风味评价[J].酿酒科技, 2001(4):59-61.
[10] 杨朝霞,王珣璆,李梅. 有机酸分析方法之比较[J].啤酒科技, 2009(9):17-20.
[11] 张宇昕,郝俊光,纪秀苹. 微波消解-电感耦合等离子体-质谱法连续测定啤酒花中的11种微量元素[J]. 光谱实验室, 2013, 30(1):224-227.
[12] 黄淑霞,余俊红,史媛英,等. 考马斯亮篮法测定啤酒中的高分子量蛋白质[J].啤酒科技, 2006(8):59-62.
[13] HU S, FAN W, DONG J, et al. Validation and application of osmolyte concentration as an indicator to evaluate fermentability of wort and malt[J]. Journal of the Institute of Brewing, 2017, 123(4):488-496.
[14] 马美范,王新明. 福林法测定啤酒多酚含量的研究[J].食品研究与开发, 2013, 34(5):93-96.
[15] FRANOISE RAGOT, GUINARD J X, SHOEMAKER C F, et al. The contribution of dextrins to beer sensory properties Part I. Mouthfeel[J]. Journal of the Institute of Brewing, 2013, 95(6):427-430.
Outlines

/