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To which group do the acid types formic acid, succinic acid and acetic acid, which are contained in wine in small quantities, belong?
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Correct answer is: volatile acids
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volatile acids
In contrast to non-volatile acids, volatile acids evaporate during distillation or volatilise over time (turn into a gas). However, the line between volatile and non-volatile cannot be drawn exactly, as there are also "medium volatile acids". The volatile acids contained in wine with their chemical compounds are mainly the acetic acid (0.15 to 0.5 g/l in healthy wine), which causes the wine defect acetic souring (also known as "volatile acidity") and is feared when the limit value is exceeded.
Other volatile acids are formic acid, succinic acid (already medium...
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