The Analysis of Orange Juice Distillation

Alcoholic beverages can be created from any food product that contains an appropriate amount of sugar. Grapes are the most common source of wine, while barley is popular for beer. However, other foods such as apples,potatoes... [ view full abstract ]

Alcoholic beverages can be created from any food product that contains an appropriate amount of sugar. Grapes are the most common source of wine, while barley is popular for beer. However, other foods such as apples,potatoes and wheat have the starches and sugars to  create into an alcoholic beverage. Orange juice was used to ferment a fruit wine, and distilled into schnapps. Through the distillation process, the alcohol and flavors of the fermentation  are concentrated. Several factors are analyzed from the the distilled product, such as the ethanol content and the concentration of various congeners (other flavors) present within the sample. The analysis of the orange juice distillate will be presented.