The Under-Exploited Indigenous Alcoholic Beverages of Tanzania: Production,Consumption and Quality of the Undocumented "Denge

• Laswai H. S.

  Sokoine University of Agriculture, Department of Food Science & Technology

• Wemdelin A. M.

  Sokoine University of Agriculture, Department of Food Science & Technology

• Kitabatake N.

  The Research Institute of Food Science, Kyoto University

• Mosha T. C. E.

  Sokoine University of Agriculture, Department of Food Science & Technology

抄録

In Africa, there are numerous traditional alcoholic beverages. Unavailability of literature on these beverages, particularly regarding their production, consumption and quality is a major constraint against industrial production. The rising prices of conventional alcoholic beverages call for more studies on these beverages. "Denge", one such beverage, was studied and analyzed in terms of total soluble solids, specific gravity, pH and titratable acidity changes during fermentation. Results showed that Kigelia africana and Aloe pluridens were used to prepare fermenting agents for subsequent production of "denge", acting primarily as a reservoir of micro-organisms for this fermentation. Slime formation in the raw cane juice was a common problem. Optimum time for heat sterilisation of the juice, a possible method to be used by ordinary households need to be established. Types and numbers of microorganisms in the fermentation need identification. Types and levels of residual toxicants from K. africana and A. pluridens in the wine need to be documented. The specific gravity, total soluble solids, pH and tritratable acidity studies have displayed the perishability of "denge" during storage. More shelflife studies are recommended.

収録刊行物

• African Study Monographs

  African Study Monographs 18 (1), 29-44, 1997-09

  京都大学アフリカ地域研究資料センター

キーワード

• Denge
• Alcoholic beverage
• Tanzania
• Kigelia africana
• Aloe pluridens

詳細情報

• CRID: 1390009224834707712
• NII論文ID: 110000066139
• NII書誌ID: AA10626444
• DOI: 10.14989/68152
• HANDLE: 2433/68152
• ISSN: 02851601
• 本文言語コード: en
• データソース種別:
  • JaLC
  • IRDB
  • CiNii Articles
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