Changes in the physicochemical and volatile profiles during the winemaking of Marselan in the Eastern Foot of Helan Mountain, China

Abstract

Marselan wine, one of the most important wines in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of China, has attracted much attention due to its unique quality. This study focused on determining and analyzing the changes in volatile flavor compounds and antioxidant activity during different stages of Marselan winemaking. A total of 40 volatile aroma compounds were identified by headspace-gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry (HS-GC-IMS). Among these compounds, ethyl hexanoate, isoamyl acetate, ethyl formate, ethyl acetate, ethyl butanoate, ethyl octanoate, 3-methyl-1-butanol, ethanol, and 2-methyl-1-propanol showed significant increases after fermentation. Flavonoid and phenol contents in Marselan wine samples also significantly increased after fermentation, demonstrating high antioxidant capacity. Principal component analysis (PCA) successfully distinguished the fruit juice processing stage, alcohol fermentation stage, and malolactic fermentation stage, while the malolactic fermentation stage and wine stable stage could not be distinguished, This indicates that the formation of aroma profiles primarily occurs during the malolactic fermentation stage. The study successfully established flavor fingerprints of samples from different stages of Marselan wine production based on the detected volatile compounds.

Keywords

Marselan / Volatile organic compounds / Antioxidative activity / Headspace-gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry(HS-GC-IMS)

Author contributions

The authors confirm contribution to the paper as follows: study conception and design: Gong X, Fang L; data collection: Fang L, Li Y; analysis and interpretation of results: Qi N, Chen T; draft manuscript preparation: Fang L. All authors reviewed the results and approved the final version of the manuscript.

Data availability

The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

Acknowledgments

This work were supported by the project of Hainan Province Science and Technology Special Fund (ZDYF2023XDNY031) and the Central Public-interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund for Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences in China (Grant No. 1630122022003).

Conflict of interest

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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