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ReviewFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2023

The Spirit of Cachaça Production: An Umbrella Review of Processes, Flavour, Contaminants and Quality Improvement.

Nicolas Ratkovich, Christian Esser, Ana Maria de Resende Machado, Benjamim de Almeida Mendes, Maria das Graças Cardoso

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Review in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Nicolas RatkovichDepartment of Chemical and Food Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá 111711, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0003-2094-3420
Christian EsserWineschool3, P.O. Box 11227, Grand Cayman KY1-1008, Cayman Islands.
Ana Maria de Resende MachadoDepartamento de Química, Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais, Avenida Amazonas, 5253, Nova Suiça, Belo Horizonte 30421-169, MG, Brazil.
Benjamim de Almeida MendesInstituto Politécnico da Bahia-IPB, Salvador 40170-140, BA, Brazil.
Maria das Graças CardosoDepartment of Chemistry, University of Lavras (UFLA), Campus Universitário, Lavras 37200-900, MG, Brazil.
Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais · BRInstituto Federal da Bahia · BRUniversidad de Los Andes · COUniversidade Federal de Lavras · BRUniversity College of the Cayman Islands · KY

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review provides a comprehensive analysis of the production, classification, and quality control of cachaça, a traditional Brazilian sugarcane spirit with significant cultural importance. It explores the fermentation and distillation of sugarcane juice, the ageing process in wooden containers, and the regulatory aspects of cachaça labelling. It emphasises the role of quality control in maintaining the spirit's integrity, focusing on monitoring copper levels in distillation stills. Ethyl carbamate (EC), a potential carcinogen found in cachaça, is investigated, with the study illuminating factors influencing its formation and prevalence and the importance of its vigilant monitoring for ensuring safety and quality. It also underscores the control of multiple parameters in producing high-quality cachaça, including raw material selection, yeast strains, acidity, and contaminants. Further, the impact of ageing, wood cask type, and yeast strains on cachaça quality is examined, along with potential uses of vinasse, a cachaça by-product, in yeast cell biomass production and fertigation. A deeper understanding of the (bio)chemical and microbiological reactions involved in cachaça production is essential to facilitate quality control and standardisation of sensory descriptors, promoting global acceptance of cachaça. Continued research will address safety concerns, improve quality, and support the long-term sustainability and success of the cachaça industry.

Indexed as

ageingcachaçachemical compositioncopperdistillationethyl carbamatefermentationphenolic compoundssugarcane spiritsyeast

Identifiers

PMID37685257
PMCPMC10486784
OpenAlexW4386423876

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