Betão, segurança e meio ambiente
Pato, Jorge Santos
2005
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Spirits are alcoholic beverages commonly consumed in European countries. Their raw
materials are diverse and include fruits, cereals, honey, sugar cane, or grape pomace. The main aim of
this work is to present and discuss the source, quality control, and legal limits of methanol in spirits
produced using fruit and honey spirits. The impact of the raw material, alcoholic fermentation, and the
distillation process and aging process on the characteristics and quality of the final distilled beverage
are discussed. In addition, a critical view of the legal aspects related to the volatile composition of
these distillates, the origin and presence of methanol, and the techniques used for quantification are
also described. The methanol levels found in the different types of spirits are those expected based on
the specific raw materials of each and, almost in all studies, respect the legal limits.
