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. 2015 Sep;31(3):289–297. doi: 10.5487/TR.2015.31.3.289

Table 5. Approaches to reduce the contents of ethyl carbamate in alcoholic beverages.

Product Method Reference

Wine Acid urease 45
Addition of diammonium phosphate1) 57
Lower temperature 43
Lower pH 51
Increase of the expression of DUR1,2 (urea amidolyase) and DUR3 (urea permease) 50,57
Stone-fruit spirits De-stoning prior to mash 10
Copper catalyst 47
Deletion of CAR1 (arginase) 48
Automatic rinsing of the stills/Separation of tailings/non-redistilling tailings 58
Rice wine/sake Refining process of raw materials 44
Lower temperature 14
Knocking out of CAR1 (arginase) 49
Acid urease 46
Ume liqueurs Oxygen absorber/Addition of potassium metabisulfite 41
Spirits Prevention of light exposure/Shorten storage time 42
Charcoal filtration 59

1)It is added to grape must fermentations to alleviate nitrogen deficiency.