Alcohol Breath Tests and Breath Deodorization by Chlorophyll Derivatives

Abstract

The ingestion of 100 mg. of chlorophyllin is without effect on the concn. of alcohol occurring in the blood and the breath after the consumption of whisky. The chewing of chlorophyllin-containing gum is without effect on the alcohol content of the breath following consumption of beer. Chlorophyllin does not interfere with the alcohol breath test. The breath odor after drinking alcoholic beverages is due primarily to the presence of highly aromatic substances characteristic of each beverage. The reported deodorization of beer breath with chlorophyllin suggests that this substance neutralizes some of the characteristic aromatic substances present.