Brazilian vodkas have undetectable levels of ethyl carbamate

While in Europe vodka is mainly derived from potatoes or cereals, a large proportion of Brazilian vodka is likely obtained from sugarcane, which contains ethyl carbamate (EC) precursors. EC, in addition to several other contaminants and congeners, were investigated in 32 samples of Brazilian vodka....

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Main Authors: Elainy V. S. Pereira, Sonia P. A. Oliveira, Ian C. C. Nóbrega, Dirk W. Lachenmeier, Adelia C. P. Araújo, Danuza L. Telles, Marileide Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2013-01-01
Series:Química Nova
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422013000600014&lng=en&tlng=en