Increasing Higher Alcohols and Acetates in Low-Alcohol Beer by Proteases

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The market of non-alcoholic and low-alcohol beer has grown continuously thanks to the advocacy for healthy and responsible drinking. Non-alcoholic and low-alcohol products usually possess less higher alcohols and acetates and more aldehyde off-flavors due to the manufacturing processes. The employment of non-conventional yeasts partially mitigates this problem. In this study, we used proteases to optimize the wort amino acid profile for better aroma production during yeast fermentation. The design of experiments was applied to increase the leucine molar fraction, aiming to boost 3-methylbutan-1-ol and 3-methylbutyl acetate (banana-like aromas). This led to an increase from 7% to 11% leucine in wort after protease treatment. The aroma output in the subsequent fermentation, however, was yeast-dependent. An 87% increase of 3-methylbutan-1-ol and a 64% increase of 3-methylbutyl acetate were observed when Saccharomycodes ludwigii was used. When Pichia kluyveri was employed, higher alcohols and esters from valine and isoleucine were increased: 58% more of 2-methylpropyl acetate, 67% more of 2-methylbutan-1-ol, and 24% more of 2-methylbutyl acetate were observed. Conversely, 3-methylbutan-1-ol decreased by 58% and 3-methylbutyl acetate largely remained the same. Apart from these, the amounts of aldehyde intermediates were increased to a varying extent. The impact of such increases in aromas and off-flavors on the perception of low-alcohol beer remains to be evaluated by sensory analysis in future studies.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer4419
TidsskriftMolecules
Vol/bind28
Udgave nummer11
Antal sider16
ISSN1420-3049
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2023

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Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank Franciscus Winfried J. van der Berg for valuable discussion of the manuscript, especially about DoE. In addition, the authors would like to thank the European Union’s Horizon 2020 for generous funding and colleagues in Novozymes, University of Copenhagen, and the Aromagenesis Consortium for kind support. Last but not least, the authors would like to express their gratitude to the editors of this Weurman special issue, for their generosity and flexibility during the preparation of this manuscript.

Funding Information:
This work was funded by European Union’s Horizon 2020, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks, Project Aromagenesis grant number 764364.

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© 2023 by the authors.

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