September 19, 2023

Butyric acid production in a flavored beverage due to microbial growth

Butyric acid in coconut water flavored beverage, 20 oz bottle

Ingredients: water, sugar, coconut water concentrate, citric acid etc.

Additional metabolites present: 1-butanol, 3-hydroxy 2-butanone (acetoin), butyrolactone, n-butyl butanoate


Comparison overlay of 2 good samples (Bottom and middle trace) and bad sample (top trace):
































The biggest 4-carbon compounds in bad sample (below):






































Peaks in normal product (below):






















































 











Normal sample and n-alkane reference standard mix (below):



























































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