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Original Articles

Determination of Lightstruck Character in Beer by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy

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Pages 152-154 | Received 22 Sep 1999, Accepted 15 May 2000, Published online: 01 Feb 2018
 

Abstract

“Lightstruck character” is an unpleasant, foul, “skunky” smell that is formed when beer is exposed to light in the range of 350–500 nm. The principal compound responsible for this smell, 3-methyl-2-butene-1-thiol (MBT), has a reported sensory threshold of 4.4–35 ng/L in beer, which is an extremely low value compared to most volatile substances in beer. A method has been developed for the determination of MBT concentrations in beer below the current sensory threshold level of MBT using a purge and trap method and mass spectrometric detector-gas chromatography. This method was applied to the examination of the formation of MBT in bottled beer placed in plastic crates.

RESUMEN

El sabor derivado de la exposición a la luz solar da lugar a un olor desagradable y fétido como el de un animal, que tiene su origen cuando incide sobre la cerveza luz con una longitud de onda comprendida entre 350 y 500 nm. El compuesto principal responsable de este olor es el 3-metil-2-buteno-1-tiol (MBT), cuyo umbral de detección sensorial en cerveza se encuentra entre 4,4 y 35 ng/l, valor extremadamente bajo si se le compara con otras muchas substancias volátiles de la cerveza. Se ha desarrollado un método, basado en un procedimiento de purga y retención, con detección por cromatografía de gases-espectrometría de masas, para la determinación en cerveza de concentraciones de MBT por debajo del umbral de detección sensorial actual para este compuesto. El método se ha utilizado para estudiar la formación de MBT en cerveza embotellada y colocada en embalajes de plástico.

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