Clustering Monovarietal Extra Virgin Olive Oil According to Sensory Profile, Volatile Compounds, and <i>k</i> ?Mean Algorithm

The Compounds Responsible for the Sensory Profile in Monovarietal Virgin Olive Oils.

Monovarietal virgin olive oils (VOOs) are very effective to study relationships among sensory attributes, the compounds responsible for flavour, and factors affecting them. The stimulation of the human sensory receptors by volatile and non-volatile compounds present in monovarietal virgin olive oils gives rise to the sensory attributes that describe their peculiar delicate and fragrant flavours...

Influence of extraction techniques on physical-chemical characteristics and volatile compounds of extra virgin olive oil.

The purpose of this study was to investigate three types of extraction methods of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) from the same cultivar (Ortice olive cultivar): traditional or pressing (T) system, decanter centrifugation (DC) system and a patented horizontal axis decanter centrifugation (HADC) system. Oil samples were subjected to chemical analyses: free acidity, peroxide value, ultraviolet ligh...

Italian National Database of Monovarietal Extra Virgin Olive Oils

Biological Activities of Phenolic Compounds of Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Over the last few decades, multiple biological properties, providing antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, chemopreventive and anti-cancer benefits, as well as the characteristic pungent and bitter taste, have been attributed to Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) phenols. In particular, growing efforts have been devoted to the study of the antioxidants of EVOO, due to their importance from health, biologi...

Therapeutic effects of phenolic compounds in extra virgin olive oil

Olive oil can be considered as a functional food because they carry a number of beneficial effects on the organism beyond nutritional benefits accepted. Studies conducted so far have shown that phenolic compounds in olive oil have positive effects on various physiological biomarkers, while exhibiting high bioavailability. Experimental studies (in vivo and in vitro) on phenolic compounds in oliv...