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. 2023 May 19;11(5):1338. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11051338

Table 1.

Main non-Saccharomyces yeasts with promising effects on aroma and the winemaking process. Their availability on the market, from the main industrial starter companies, is also reported. AFY (active frozen yeast); ADY (active dry yeast); CRY (cream yeast); FLY (fresh liquid yeast); ENY (encapsulated yeast).

Yeast
(Teleomorphic/
Anamorphic Form)
Aroma and Quality
Contribution
Main Aromatic
Metabolites
Flavors
[57]
Biotechnological
Impacts
Negative
Impacts
Producer
[52,58]
Formula References
Pichia
kluvveri
High production of thiols and ester 3-sulfanylhexan-1-ol,
acetate
Passionfruit,
box tree
Low ethanol yield
Potential probiotic activities
Isovaleric acid
and
H2S production
CHR Hansen AFY [66,67,68,69,70,175]
Hanseniaspora spp./Klockera spp. High production of esters
High production of β-glucosidase
2-phenylethyl- acetate
Ethyl acetate
Floral, rose
Fruity
Potential resveratrol increasing
Biogenic amine
reducing
Acetic acid
production in H. uvarum
Oenobrands
(H. vinae)
ADY [88,89,90,152,166]
Torulaspora
delbruekii/Candida colliculosa
Low acetic acid
High glycerol production
High production of esters
Isoamyl acetate
Hexyl acetate
Phenylethyl acetate
Banana, pear
Pear, apple
Rose, honey
Potential use as
biocontrol in SO2-reduced wines
Oxidation not fully controlled as sulphite addition Lallemand
CHR Hansen
Laffort
Agrovin
Enartis
Oeno
Probiotec
ADY
AFY
ADY
ADY
ADY/
CRY
ADY
FLY
[70,71,72,73,126,127,128]
Lachancea
thermotolerans
High Lactic acid
production
Low acetic acid
production
Improvement of color and structure
Ethyl acetate
Ethyl lactate
Fruity
Fruity, buttery
Low ethanol yield
Potential biogenic amine reducing
in co-inoculation with S. pombe
Biocontrol agent
Possible lack
of aromatic
complexity
Lallemand
CHR Hansen
Enartis
Lamothe-Abiet
AEB Group
Probiotec
ADY
AFY
CRY
ADY
ADY
FLY
[75,76,77,78,79,149]
Metschnikowia
pulcherrima/Candida pulcherrima
High production of
β -glucosidase
High productions of
thiols
2- phenylethanol Rose Low ethanol yield
Potential use as
biocontrol in SO2-reduced wines
High ethyl-
acetate
Amensalism over S. cerevisiae
AEB group
Lallemand
ADY
ADY
[64,82,83,84,100,129]
Starmerella
bacillaris/Candida zemplinina
Fructophilic character
High glycerol production
Terpenes production
Linalool
Geraniol
Rose
Rose
Low ethanol yield
High resistance to ethanol
- BioEnologia CRY [16,91,92,93,94,104]
Wickerhamomyces anomalus/Candida pelliculosa High production of β-glucosidase
High productions of
acetate esters
2-phenylethyl acetate
Isoamyl acetate
Ethyl acetate
Floral, rose
Banana, pear
Fruity
Potential use as
biocontrol in SO2-reduced wines
- Probiotec FLY [13,64,132]
Schizosaccharomyces pombe Malic acid reduction
Improvement of color and structure
Propanol
2,3-butanediol
Pungent, harsh
Fruity, butter
Potential biogenic amine reducing
in co-inoculation with
L. thermotolerans
Acetic acid production Proenol
BioEnologia
ENY
CRY
[50,80,81,150]