Shedeh

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Shedeh was the most precious drink of Ancient Egypt. Although it has long been thought to be made of pomegranates, recent evidence suggests it came from grapes.

A team of Spanish scientists lead by Maria Rosa Guasch-Jané, developed a new technique able to pinpoint an acid left by compounds in red wine. The proof came with the invention of Ms Guasch-Jané's technique, which uses both liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry together. This technique revealed syringic acid in scrapings taken from jars in King Tutankhamun's tomb. Syringic acid is released by the breakdown of the compound malvidin, found in red wine.

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  • Maria Rosa Guasch-Jané, Cristina Andrés-Lacueva, Olga Jáuregui and Rosa M. Lamuela-Raventós, The origin of the ancient Egyptian drink Shedeh revealed using LC/MS/MS, Journal of Archaeological Science, Vol 33, Iss 1 , Jan. 2006, pp98-101.
  • BBC News, King Tut's tipple 'was red wine'
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