Exceptional long-term durability of Coratina monovarietal extra virgin olive oil evaluated through chemical parameters and oxidative stability test

Chemical composition and oxidative stability of Tunisian monovarietal virgin olive oils with regard to fruit ripening.

The chemical composition of virgin olive oil may be influenced by genotype and different agronomic (i.e. fruit ripeness degree, water supply) and technological factors. This article reports the evaluation of the influence of the olive ripening stage on the quality indices, the major and the minor components and the oxidative stability of the two main monovarietal Tunisian cultivars (cvv. Chétou...

Italian National Database of Monovarietal Extra Virgin Olive Oils

Extra virgin olive oil and oleic acid

For many decades, researchers have investigated the relationships between health status and consumption of extra virgin olive oil. Extra virgin olive oil (and oleic acid) is considered important for the prevention of coronary heart disease. While the biomolecular aspects involving G protein need further research, oleic acid levels in platelets may be a discriminating factor, together with linol...

Influence of crystallization on the oxidative stability of extra virgin olive oil.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of the extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) physical state on the kinetics of oxidative reactions. To this purpose, EVOO was stored at increasing temperatures from 3 to 60 degrees C and the oxidation was followed by measuring both primary and secondary oxidation products. Results highlighted that crystallization plays an important role in determining...

Extra Virgin olive oil mitigates hematotoxicity induced by acrylamide and oxidative damage in adult rats

Acrylamide (ACR) is a dietary contaminant derived from a wide range of foods through the Maillard-reaction during the cooking process. The present study focused on the hematotoxic effects of ACR and the protective efficacy of Extra Virgin olive oil (EVOO) in alleviating hematotoxicity and oxidative stress in erythrocytes of adult rats. Rats were divided into four groups of six each: group 1, se...