Beverages (Jan 2018)

Wine Contamination with Ochratoxins: A Review

  • Jessica Gil-Serna,
  • Covadonga Vázquez,
  • María Teresa González-Jaén,
  • Belén Patiño

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages4010006
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
p. 6

Abstract

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Ochratoxin A (OTA) is the main mycotoxin occurring in wine. This review article is focused on the distribution of this toxin and its producing-fungi in grape berries, as well as on the fate of OTA during winemaking procedures. Due to its toxic properties, OTA levels in wine are regulated in different countries; therefore, it is necessary to apply control and detoxification methods that are also discussed in this revision.

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