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=={{Bilingual|フルーツブランデーの香り|Flavors of Fruit Brandies}}==

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Fruit brandies contain over 200 volatile compounds in common, but each has its own characteristic compounds<ref>Ledauphin J Agric Food Chem DOI:10.1021/fj9045667</ref>.
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果物から作るブランデーには200以上の香り物質が共通に含まれますが、それぞれに特有の成分が特徴を決めています。
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{| class="wikitable"
! Brandy name
! Characteristic compound
! Flavor
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| Calvados (apple) || ethyl 2-methylbutanoate || 
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| Mirabelle (plum) || hexanal, heptanal, and nonanal || vegetal green
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| Cognac (grape)   || whiskey lactone || coconut-like
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