• ARCHANA KUMARI
• Dr. M.K. MISHRA
• Dr. LAV KESHARWANI

Liquor has been used in India for a very long time, but the amount consumed and problems associated have increased in recent years. Liquor is an alcoholic drink produced by distilling ethanol produced by means of fermenting grain, fruit or vegetables. In common usages, the distinction between spirits and liquors is widely unknown or ignored; consequently all alcoholic beverages other than beer and wine are generally referred to as spirits. In the human body, ethanol is first oxidized to acetaldehyde and then to acetic acid. The first step is catalyzed by the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase and the second by acetaldehyde dehydrogenase. The acetic acid can be used to form fatty acids or can be further broken down into carbon dioxide and water. This paper analyzed 15 samples of suspected country liquor collected from the Excise department of Allahabad, using BIS methods of country liquor. In some samples, acetaldehydes, acetic acid and ethyl acetate were absent. The ethanol content varied from 33 to 44 % v/v in 15 samples, and the limit of the permissible of 36 to 42.8 % v/v. High content of acetaldehyde, above the permissible limit of 0.35 gm./liters, was observed in 13 samples . High content of acetic acid, above the permissible limit of 0.50 and 1.0 gm./liters, was observed in 13 samples. High content of ethyl acetate, above the permissible limit, was observed in 12 samples. This work evaluated the human health risk associated with the poor quality of suspected country liquor.

Liquor, country liquor, beverages

"Identification and Estimation of Acetaldehyde, Acetic Acid and Ethyl Acetate in Suspected Country Liquor", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.399-406, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905L58.pdf

"Identification and Estimation of Acetaldehyde, Acetic Acid and Ethyl Acetate in Suspected Country Liquor", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp399-406, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905L58.pdf