Assessment of biogenic amines profile in ciders from the Central Europe region as affected by storage time

Abstract The aim of the research was the assessment of 8 biogenic amines occurrence (BA) in ciders. Forty samples with ethanol content ≤ 4.5 % v/v (LC; low alcohol content) and 34 samples with ethanol content > 4.5 % v/v (HC; high alcohol content) manufactured in the Central Europe region were tested. The cider samples were immediately analyzed after purchase and at the end of the best before date. The most abundant BA across all ciders was tyramine, followed by putrescine and cadaverine (p 50 mg·l-1 at the end of the best before date. However, one LC cider and two HC products displayed a BA sum of nearly 120 mg·l-1. In general, higher concentrations of tyramine, cadaverine and putrescine were detected in LC samples. All in all, with the prolonging of storage the BA concentration increased.