Of the fermented beverages used in the study, Pilsen-type beer and the red wine Cabernet Sauvignon were chosen. Scotch whisky and cachaça were chosen as the distilled beverages. The beer was the beverage with the largest total sugar content (3.6%) in comparison with the other alcoholic beverages used in this study. Of these total sugars, beer possesses fermentable (glucose, fructose, maltose and maltotriose) and non-fermentable sugars (superior dextrins)(González-Gross, Lebrón, & Ascensión, 2001).