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. 2023 Nov 14;24(22):16304. doi: 10.3390/ijms242216304

Table 6.

The contents of TRP and some KP metabolites in different types of alcoholic beverages. 3HAA, AA, and CA were not included in a target list of the analytical methods utilized for quantitative analysis.

Sample ABV * (%) N TRP KYN 3HKyn KYNA XA QA PIC Ref.
CR
(mg/L)
CR
(µg/L)
CR
(µg/L)
CR
(µg/L)
CR
(mg/L)
CR
(µg/L)
CR
(µg/L)
Beer 0–7.6 6 4.8–31.1 28.7–86.3 n.a. 16.9–52.0 n.a. n.a. n.a. [18]
19 n.a. n.a. n.a. 0.5–5.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. [11]
Cider 2.5–13 2 n.a. n.a. n.a. 0.32 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Cognac 40–60 1 n.a. n.a. n.a. 0.06 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Liquer ~15 1 n.a. n.a. n.a. 0.1 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Mead 10–14 15 n.a. n.a. n.a. 9.4–38.1 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Red wine <14 7 n.a. n.a. n.a. 3.3–10.9 n.a. n.a. n.a.
4 1.0–1.8 <LOQ n.a. 82.4–179.7 n.a. n.a. n.a. [18]
Vodka 40–50 3 n.a. n.a. n.a. 0.07–1.6 n.a. n.a. n.a. [11]
Whisky 40–50 1 n.a. n.a. n.a. 0.06 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Wine <14 7 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.4–4.7 n.a. n.a. n.a.
4 <LOD–8.0 <LOD–14.8 <LOD 1.2–65.0 n.a <LOD–307.1 <LOD–70.2 [116]
- n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. ~10.0 n.a. n.a. [117]

* alcohol by volume. n.a.—data are not available, the analyte was not included in the target list of the applied analytical method; CR—concentration range; <LOD—not detected; <LOQ—not quantified; and N—number of analyzed samples. AA—anthranilic acid; CA—cinnabarinic acid; 3HAA—3-hydroxyanthranilic acid; 3HKyn—3-hydroxykynurenine; KYN—kynurenine; KYNA—kynurenic acid; PIC—picolinic acid; QA—quinolinic acid; TRP—tryptophan; and XA—xanthurenic acid.