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. 2020 Dec 27;10(1):51. doi: 10.3390/foods10010051

Table 2.

Different aroma compounds produced by yeast which confers good characteristics and pleasant aromatic properties to wine.

Yeast Compounds Matrix Aroma (Odour Descriptor) Ref.
H. uvarum and C. stellata Benzyl alcohol Cabernet sauvignon wine Chocolate, fig and tobacco [56]
H. vineae Beta-phenylethyl acetate Red wine from Uruguay (Tannat cultivar) Intense fruity [54,56]
H. vineae P-hydroxybenzyl Wine Fruity, coconut, woody, vanilla [56]
H. guilliermondii Beta-phenylethyl acetate ester, 2PA Wine Rose, honey, fruity and flowery [53]
H. uvarum and H. guilliermondii 2-phenylethanol Grape must from Douro, Portugal Fruity and flowery [58]
H. uvarum Ethyl acetate Wine Fruity [64]
H. uvaum Terpenes, C13-norisoprenoids, volatile phenols, terpineol and linalool oxide Ecolly and Cabernet Sauvignon wine Tropical fruity and floral [62]
H. vinae 2PA, isoamyl acetate and esters Chardonnay wine Banana, pear, apple, citric fruits, guava [65]
H. vinae Phenyl ethyl acetate Macabeo must Fruity, floral and honey [66]
C. pulcherrima Ethyl acetate, Iso-amyl acetate Wine Fruity, sweet and banana-like [17]
C. zemplinina Hexyl acetate, ethyl hexanoate, ethyl heptanoate, ethyl dodecanoate and ethyl butanoate Barbera wines Apple, fruit, herb, sweet or waxy [67]
M. pulcherrima Phenol,2,6-dimethoxy White wine Smoky notes [68]
R. mucillaginosa Terpenic compounds (b-damascenone, geraniol, citronellol, linalool, b-terpineol) Irpinian wines (Aglianico and Fiano wines) Floral, sweet and ripened fruit [69]
R. mucillaginosa Terpenols Chinese wine Fruity and floral [70]
R. mucillaginosa C6 compounds (1-hexanol) and faty acids Chinese wine Grass and unpleasant fatty [70]
R. mucillaginosa 3-hexene-1-ol, neroloxide, acetates and ethyl groups Ecolly dry white wine Citrus, sweet/acid fruit, berry, floral [71]
P. anomala Isoamyl acetate Wine Banana [53]
P. kluyveri 2PA, ethyl octanoate Sparkling wine Fruity, rose, sweet, honey flavors and pineapple, pear, soapy [55,72]
T. delbrueckii Ethyl butyrate, ethyl acetate, ethyl hexanoate and ethyl hexanoate Sparkling wine Fruity, sweet, pineapple, green apple, brandy, wine-like, strawberry [22]
T. delbrueckii Ethyl propanoate, ethyl isobutanoate, ethyl dihydrocinnamate and isobutyl acetate Sauvignon blanc and Merlot must Fruitiness and complexity [26]
T. delbrueckii Isoamyl acetate, hexyl acetate, ethyl hexanoate and ethyl octanoate Juice from Syrah grapes Fresh and fruity [73]
T. delbrueckii 3-sulfanylhexan-1-ol Sauvignon Blanc grape must Grapefruit/passion fruit [74]