Alcohol content of traditional brews and miti ni dawa in Kenya
Date
1998Author
Kibwage, IO
Maitai, Charles K
Mureithi, Isaiah G
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A number of alcoholic preparations sold in Kenya were analysed for their alcohol content. The alcohol content for" various samples varied over a wide range. In the legal beers it ranged between 3.8 to 7.4% volume parts. Busaa had an alcohol content between 2 and 7.5 for Muratina it was 2.1 - 9 %, Miti oi Dawa 1.2 _ 8.4% and Changaa 16.2 - 31.5%. A sample of Miti ni dawa and changaa were found to contain trace amounts of methanol possibly a result of hydrolysis of methoxy groups in pectins. Fermentation temperature was found to be an important determinant of the final alcoholic content in Miti ni Dawa
Citation
East and Central African journal of pharmaceutical sciences, vol. 1 no.3Collections
- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10377]