Kraków : Wydawnictwo Instytutu Zrównoważonej Energetyki
Abstract
One of the most important practices in the production of some alcoholic beverages is
ageing process. During that process, important changes occur, which results in improved
sensory characteristics.
The phenolic fraction was considered to be one of the most important parameters for
evaluating quality in the choice of good alternative aging wood [3]. So far, mulberry
heartwood hasn’t been investigated too much in order to characterize polyphenols. Therefore, the aim of this
research was to investigate phenolic profile of industrially dried mulberry staves originating
from Serbia. The results showed that mulberry was abundant in oxyresveratrol, taxifolin, (-
)-catechin gallate, and phenolic acids, such as protocatechuic, p-hydroxybenzoic and ellagic
acid. Characteristic emission spectrum of the wood sample showed the maximum at 420
nm, being blue shifted comparing with the maxima of most hard- and soft- wood species.
This may be addressed to a relatively low content of lignin in mulberry wood. The extract
showed a maximum characteristic for the major polyphenols of oxyresveratrol and coumarin
type