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. 2020 Mar 18;10:4911. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-61690-z

Table 3.

The concentration of major volatile compounds obtained in wines produced from spontaneous fermentation (SP), S. cerevisiae EC1118 inoculated fermentation (EC) and the model consortium comprising 7 non-Saccharomyces species and S. cerevisiae EC1118 (NS-SC) at 15 and 25 °C (T15, T25), without sulphur (S0) and with 30 mg/L SO2 (S30).

Compound Spontaneous fermentation Inoculated with EC1118 Inoculated with consortium
SP-T25- S0 SP- T25-S30 SP- T15-S0 SP-T15-S30 EC-T25-S0 EC-T25- S30 EC-T15-S0 EC-T15- S30 NS-SC-T25-S0 NS-SC- T25-S30 NS-SC-T15-S0 NS-SC- T15- S30
Ethyl esters
Ethyl caprylate 0.9 ± 0.09ab 0.8 ± 0.06a 1 ± 0.18abc 1 ± 0.07abc 1.1 ± 0.02bcd 0.9 ± 0.04ab 1.2 ± 0.15de 1.1 ± 0.01cde 2 ± 0.03g 1 ± 0.01ef 1.5 ± 0.04f 1.3 ± 0.05de
Ethyl caprate 0.6 ± 0.14ab 0.6 ± 0.02a 0.6 ± 0.06a 0.5 ± 0.12a 0.9 ± 0.06cde 0.5 ± 0.13a 0.7 ± 0.25abc 0.5 ± 0.07a 1.3 ± 0.09f 1 ± 0.08def 1.1 ± 0.1ef 0.8 ± 0.06bcd
Ethyl lactate 8.5 ± 0.05b 8.5 ± 0.05b 0a 0a 28.1 ± 5.06c 8.4 ± 0.09b 0a 0a 25.9 ± 1.42c 9.2 ± 0.5b 0a 0a
Diethyl succinate 0.4 ± 0.02ab 0.4 ± 0.02ab 0.3 ± 0.01ab 0.4 ± 0.04ab 0.5 ± 0.05bc 0.5 ± 0.06abc 0.5 ± 0.13bc 0.2 ± 0.02a 0.4 ± 0.01ab 0.4 ± 0.01ab 0.7 ± 0.25c 0.5 ± 0.13bc
Ethyl butyrate 0.2 ± 0.02a 0.2 ± 0.02a 0.3 ± 0.04bc 0.3 ± 0.01bcd 0.2 ± 0.01a 0.3 ± 0.02a 0.3 ± 0.02cd 0.4 ± 0.04fg 0.3 ± 0.01bcd 0.3 ± 0.011bcd 0.4 ± 0.03g 0.4 ± 0.01dfg
Ethyl hexanoate 0.8 ± 0.03a 0.7 ± 0.03a 0.9 ± 0.17bc 1 ± 0.01bc 0.8 ± 0.03ab 0.9 ± 0.03ab 1.1 ± 0.01cd 1.3 ± 0.04d 1 ± 0b 0.9 ± 0.04ab 1.2 ± 0.06d 1.1 ± 0.09d
∑ Esters 11.7 ± 0.33 11.5 ± 0.18 3.3 ± 0.46 3.3 ± 0.25 31.9 ± 5.23 11.7 ± 0.37 4.1 ± 0.56 3.7 ± 0.18 31.1 ± 1.56 13.4 ± 1.44 5.1 ± 0.48 4.2 ± 0.34
Acetates
Ethyl acetate 39.8 ± 1.08ab 37.6 ± 1.84a 36.3 ± 1.79a 36.1 ± 0.78a 34.3 ± 3.93a 40.3 ± 1.36ab 35.5 ± 0.52a 38.2 ± 3.11ab 66.3 ± 3.75b 93 ± 15.40c 76.6 ± 6.08c 47.1 ± 8.72ab
2-Phenylethyl Acetate 0.8 ± 0.04a 0.7 ± 0.01a 0.6 ± 0.11a 0.7 ± 0.01a 0.7 ± 0.07a 0.9 ± 0.1ab 0.7 ± 0.01a 0.7 ± 0.04a 1 ± 0.06ab 1.8 ± 0.86c 1.6 ± 0.67bc 1.1 ± 0.48abc
Isoamyl acetate 2.2 ± 0.17abc 2 ± 0.05a 2.4 ± 0.54abcd 2.7 ± 0.02bcd 2.1 ± 0.13ab 2.7 ± 0.24bcd 2.8 ± 0.12cd 3.1 ± 0.32de 2 ± 0.06a 2.2 ± 0.08abc 3.6 ± 0.68e 3 ± 0.3d
∑ Acetates 43.1 ± 1.36 40.5 ± 1.98 39.8 ± 2.46 39.8 ± 0.85 37.4 ± 4.13 44.3 ± 1.87 39.5 ± 0.68 42.6 ± 3.73 69.5 ± 3.88 97.3 ± 16.42 82.2 ± 7.48 51.6 ± 9.54
Alcohols
Isoamyl alcohol 187.6 ± 4.1d 170.9 ± 3cd 146.6 ± 4.72abc 154.49 ± 3.14bcd 161.5 ± 5.5bcd 198.6 ± 5d 161 ± 2.19bcd 181.4 ± 6.35cd 113.4 ± 3.70a 177.5 ± 13.98cd 138.7 ± 4.45abc 129.8 ± 4.11ab
2-Phenyl ethanol 41.8 ± 2.41gh 37.5 ± 0.84fgh 23.8 ± 7.71cd 26.1 ± 0.67cd 35.7 ± 6.23efgh 46 ± 8.09h 27 ± 2.44cdef 31.1 ± 4.37efd 16.1 ± 0.54ab 33.4 ± 3.08efg 14.2 ± 1.30a 19.5 ± 5.62abc
Isobutanol 29.6 ± 1.56bd 25.7 ± 1.08bcd 17.9 ± 4.02a 17.5 ± 2.50a 22.9 ± 2.29abc 29 ± 3.44bd 18.4 ± 2.18ac 19.1 ± 3.47ac 28 ± 5.26bd 32.9 ± 2.31d 23.6 ± 4.86abcd 17 ± 2.91a
1-Butanol 0.7 ± 0.05ab 0.7 ± 0.04ab 0.6 ± 0.05a 0.6 ± 0.0a 0.7 ± 0.0ab 0.7 ± 0.07ab 0.6 ± 0.0a 0.7 ± 0.09ab 0.9 ± 0.0c 0.9 ± 0.1c 0.8 ± 0.04c 0.6 ± 0.0a
1-Propanol 10.6 ± 0.48a 10 ± 0.3a 11.3 ± 1.30ab 10.5 ± 0.64a 9.8 ± 0.33a 9.1 ± 0.39a 9.8 ± 0.27a 9.4 ± 0.37a 16 ± 0.91c 14.5 ± 1.55b 13.5 ± 0.48b 10.3 ± 0.54a
Hexanol 1.2 ± 0.03ab 1.2 ± 0.04a 1.2 ± 0.06ab 1.2 ± 0.03ab 1.2 ± 0ab 1.2 ± 0.04ab 1.3 ± 0.01b 1.3 ± 0.04b 1.2 ± 0.02ab 1.3 ± 0.03ab 1.2 ± 0.04ab 1.2 ± 0.05ab
3-ethoxy-1-propanol 2.8 ± 0.1ab 2.8 ± 0.08ab 2.8 ± 0.14a 3 ± 0.07bcd 2.9 ± 0.06abcd 2.9 ± 0.02abc 2.9 ± 0.03abc 3.1 ± 0.05de 3.2 ± 0.06e 2.9 ± 0.04abcd 3 ± 0.04bcde 3 ± 0.02cde
∑ Higher alcohols (no methanol) 274.6 ± 8.73 249.1 ± 5.38 204.4 ± 18.00 213.6 ± 17.91 234.9 ± 14.41 287.7 ± 17.05 221.2 ± 7.12 246.4 ± 14.74 179 ± 10.49 263.7 ± 21.09 195.4 ± 11.21 181.7 ± 13.25
Volatile acids
Acetic acid 300.6 ± 4.94a 296.9 ± 21.47a 285.8 ± 4.55a 302.4 ± 16.38a 433.4 ± 3.09b 261 ± 15.38a 265.3 ± 8.73a 257.1 ± 10.12a 428.8 ± 2.36b 272.5 ± 17.11a 266.4 ± 9.89a 292.0 ± 12.42a
Propionic acid 1.2 ± 0.02bc 1.1 ± 0.03abc 0.6 ± 0.02a 1.1 ± 0.03abc 1 ± 0.01abc 1.1 ± 0.01abc 1.1 ± 0.03abc 1.1 ± 0.02abc 1.1 ± 0.01abc 1.5 ± 0.41c 1.1 ± 0.04abc 0.9 ± 0.02ab
Isobutyric acid 2 ± 0.1b 1.8 ± 0.04b 1.1 ± 0.22a 1.1 ± 0.05a 1.8 ± 0.28b 2.2 ± 0.42b 1.2 ± 0.14a 1.2 ± 0.16a 1 ± 0.02a 2.2 ± 0.12b 0.8 ± 0.1a 1.1 ± 0.12a
Butyric acid 1.2 ± 0ab 1.1 ± 0.02a 1.3 ± 0.14cde 1.3 ± 0.06cde 1.1 ± 0.03ab 1.2 ± 0.05ab 1.4 ± 0.04bcd 1.4 ± 0.09ef 1.3 ± 0.04bcd 1.2 ± 0abc 1.6 ± 0.05f 1.4 ± 0.01e
Iso-valeric acid 1.6 ± 0.07ef 1.5 ± 0.01def 1.2 ± 0.23bc 1.2 ± 0.02bcd 1.5 ± 0.19cdef 1.8 ± 0.27f 1.3 ± 0.15bcde 1.4 ± 0.16cde 0.8 ± 0.01a 1.4 ± 0.05cde 0.9 ± 0.05a 1.1 ± 0.14ab
Hexanoic acid 4.1 ± 0.25a 4.1 ± 0.21a 4.7 ± 0.52bc 4.8 ± 0.09bc 4.3 ± 0.02abc 4.4 ± 0.09abc 5.3 ± 0.08de 5.4 ± 0.15de 4.9 ± 0.14cd 4.2 ± 0.14ab 5.7 ± 0.06e 5.7 ± 0.13e
Octanoic acid 6.5 ± 0.31ab 6.2 ± 0.28a 7.4 ± 0.73c 7.7 ± 0.07c 7.3 ± 0.15bc 7.4 ± 0.22bc 8.5 ± 0.18ef 8.9 ± 0.49e 7 ± 0.18abc 6.6 ± 0.34ab 8.3 ± 0.17de 8.9 ± 0.57e
Decanoic acid 2.5 ± 0.09bcd 2.4 ± 0.04ab 2.5 ± 0.28bcd 2.6 ± 0.12bcd 2.7 ± 0.06bcde 2.9 ± 0.12de 2.9 ± 0.14cde 3.1 ± 0.05e 2.2 ± 0.03a 2.4 ± 0.2ab 2.5 ± 0.12bc 2.8 ± 0.26cde
∑ Volatile acids without acetic acid 19.7 ± 0.85 18.9 ± 0.64 19.1 ± 2.19 20.4 ± 0.46 20.4 ± 0.78 21.5 ± 1.2 22.1 ± 0.77 23 ± 1.16 18.6 ± 0.43 20.1 ± 1.27 21.1 ± 0.59 22.3 ± 1.25
Ketones
Acetoin 0a 0a 0a 0a 14.6 ± 5.87ab 2 ± 0.03a 0a 0a 11.7 ± 1.95ab 24.6 ± 8.16b 0a 0a

Values are represented in mg/L ± standard deviations. Superscript letters denote statistical differences (p < 0.05). Different letters in the same row indicate significant differences in compound concentration across the fermentation modalities.