The most popular alcoholic beverage in the world is beer, and customers are increasingly seeking for unique brews with unusual qualities, which has created a sizable market segment.  A research team in Brazil created a light craft beer with low alcohol content in a study and added olive leaf extract (Olea europaea L.). The mashing process employed the cold mashing method associated with interrupted fermentation. At the maturation stage, different olive leaf extract concentrations (0.5, 1.0, and 2.0%) were used. The samples were evaluated based on their microbiological purity, antioxidant capacity, bioactive substances, phenolic and polyphenolic content, and physicochemical characteristics.

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SOURCE: ScienceDirect
PHOTO CREDIT: Electron J Biotechnol 2024; 68