GENTILE DI MAFALDA
Sensory profile and fatty acid composition defined by 8 EVOO samples of GENTILE DI MAFALDA in 8 years and come from 2 region.
Data of variety GENTILE DI MAFALDA are related to years (in brackets the number of samples in each year): [2017 (1)] [2018 (1)] [2019 (1)] [2020 (1)] [2021 (1)] [2022 (1)] [2023 (1)] [2024 (1)] .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=8)
Mean | Min | Max | Standarddeviation | |
Eicosenoic acid (%) | 0.21 | 0.13 | 0.30 | 0.06 |
Eicosanoic acid (%) | 0.31 | 0.22 | 0.38 | 0.05 |
Heptadecenoic acid (%) | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.02 |
Heptadecanoic acid (%) | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.01 |
Linoleic acid (%) | 11.80 | 7.65 | 13.04 | 1.67 |
Linolenic acid (%) | 1.08 | 0.68 | 1.18 | 0.16 |
Oleic acid (%) | 64.33 | 61.10 | 72.20 | 3.42 |
Palmitic acid (%) | 18.07 | 14.97 | 19.99 | 1.53 |
Palmitoleic acid (%) | 2.02 | 1.60 | 2.28 | 0.21 |
Stearic acid (%) | 1.87 | 1.70 | 2.18 | 0.17 |
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). | 344 | 306 | 392 | 36 |
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). | 507 | 146 | 704 | 207 |