ASCOLANA TENERA
Sensory profile and fatty acid composition defined by 153 EVOO samples of ASCOLANA TENERA in 19 years and come from 6 region.
Data of variety ASCOLANA TENERA are related to years (in brackets the number of samples in each year): [2006 (1)] [2007 (4)] [2008 (2)] [2009 (3)] [2010 (7)] [2011 (12)] [2012 (7)] [2013 (13)] [2014 (15)] [2015 (6)] [2016 (10)] [2017 (6)] [2018 (14)] [2019 (7)] [2020 (7)] [2021 (7)] [2022 (12)] [2023 (11)] [2024 (9)] .Sensory profile
Sensory profile description Oils characterized by medium/high olive fruity with grassy notes, tomato scent and light flavour of fresh almond and artichoke; pungency and bitter taste of medium intensity.
Belong to this typology: [ASCOLANA TENERA] [BORGIONA] [FARASANA] [GENTILE DELL AQUILA] [GENTILE DI MAFALDA] [GHIACCIOLO] [GIARRAFFA] [GRIGNANO] [GROSSA DI CASSANO] [ITRANA] [NERA DI OLIENA] [NERA DI VILLACIDRO] [NOCELLARA DEL BELICE] [NOCELLARA ETNEA] [ORFANA] [ORTICE] [RAVECE] [SPERONE DI GALLO] [TONDA IBLEA]
Sensory profile and confidence limit of the mean (95%)
Fatty acids composition
Statistical moments of fatty acids composition (n=153)
Mean | Min | Max | Standarddeviation | |
Eicosenoic acid (%) | 0.33 | 0.24 | 0.50 | 0.05 |
Eicosanoic acid (%) | 0.39 | 0.15 | 0.61 | 0.06 |
Heptadecenoic acid (%) | 0.22 | 0.05 | 0.51 | 0.08 |
Heptadecanoic acid (%) | 0.11 | 0.01 | 0.33 | 0.05 |
Linoleic acid (%) | 6.74 | 3.96 | 11.73 | 1.30 |
Linolenic acid (%) | 0.73 | 0.50 | 1.04 | 0.10 |
Oleic acid (%) | 73.99 | 69.29 | 80.94 | 2.30 |
Palmitic acid (%) | 14.11 | 10.60 | 17.32 | 1.34 |
Palmitoleic acid (%) | 1.17 | 0.48 | 1.95 | 0.27 |
Stearic acid (%) | 2.12 | 1.34 | 4.16 | 0.41 |
Total phenols (mg/kg)The total phenolic content was determined using the spectrophotometric Folin–Ciocalteu method. Data were expressed as mg of caffeic acid equivalent per kg of EVOO (from 2022). | 395 | 201 | 575 | 91 |
Total phenols (mg/kg)The total phenolic content was determined using the spectrophotometric Folin–Ciocalteu method. Data were expressed as mg of gallic acid equivalent per kg of EVOO (until 2021). | 492 | 87 | 1,050 | 188 |