The Role of Bioactive Phenolic Compounds on the Impact of Beer on Health.

Title
The Role of Bioactive Phenolic Compounds on the Impact of Beer on Health.
Publication type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2021
Journal
Molecules
Volume
26
Issue
2
Date published
2021 Jan 18
ISSN
1420-3049
Abstract

This review reports recent knowledge on the role of ingredients (barley, hop and yeasts), including genetic factors, on the final yield of phenolic compounds in beer, and how these molecules generally affect resulting beer attributes, focusing mainly on new attempts at the enrichment of beer phenols, with fruits or cereals other than barley. An entire section is dedicated to health-related effects, analyzing the degree up to which studies, investigating phenols-related health effects of beer, have appropriately considered the contribution of alcohol (pure or spirits) intake. For such purpose, we searched Scopus.com for any kind of experimental model (in vitro, animal, human observational or intervention) using beer and considering phenols. Overall, data reported so far support the existence of the somehow additive or synergistic effects of phenols and ethanol present in beer. However, findings are inconclusive and thus deserve further animal and human studies.