Abstract
Elucidating the organometallic interactions in Baijiu will promote a deeper understanding of the flavour formation mechanism during Baijiu aging. However, the organometallic interactions during aging are difficult to explore because the concentration and status of metals in Baijiu samples are affected by other substances (such as organic acids), and the concentrations of these substances also change dynamically. Hence, the flavour formation mechanism of aged Baijiu was investigated based on a multi-method analysis (i.e. electrochemistry, ICP-MS/OES, and UPLC-Q-Orbitrap-MS/MS), which enabled us to solve the difficulty above. The key finding is that, in the aging period, the organic acids induce the transformation of the metal ion state from the complex state to the free state. As a result, the flavour compound (i.e. the esters) contents in aged Baijiu are regulated by the free metal ion-catalyzed reactions.
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