The effect of different pulsed magnetic field and microwave composite treatment on the aroma compounds and sensory characteristics of soy-sauce flavor Chinese liquor

Abstract

ABSTRACT Both the magnetic field treatment and the microwave treatment can affect the concentration of aroma compounds in liquor, but there are few researches on the composite treatment that combining the two. In this study, the effects of separate pulsed magnetic field (PMF), microwave field, and PMF-microwave composite treatment on Chinese soy-sauce flavor liquor were investigated. The concentration changes of various aroma compounds in liquor were analyzed by gas chromatograph, and the change of water-ethanol association structure in liquor was analyzed by proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Sensory evaluation of liquor subjected to different processes was carried out. The results showed that the sensory characteristic of liquor after composite treatment was improved, and the change of aroma compounds is close to that in traditional aging. The PMF treatment can significantly improve the taste of liquor. The results prove that the PMF-microwave composite treatment is a potential artificial aging method.