CAROLEA – year 2026 – Region CALABRIA

Sensory profile and fatty acids composition defined by 3 EVOO samples of cultivar CAROLEA.

Sensory profile

Descriptive statistic of fatty acids composition (n=3)

	Mean CAROLEA	Standard deviation CAROLEA	Mean CAROLEA (CALABRIA 2026)
Eicosenoic acid (%)	0.32	0.06	0.39
Eicosanoic acid (%)	0.43	0.09	0.58
Heptadecenoic acid (%)	0.30	0.14	0.31
Heptadecanoic acid (%)	0.16	0.07	0.16
Linoleic acid (%)	6.90	0.98	6.50
Linolenic acid (%)	0.59	0.10	0.58
Oleic acid (%)	73.63	2.71	74.80
Palmitic acid (%)	13.93	1.67	12.39
Palmitoleic acid (%)	1.32	0.46	1.09
Stearic acid (%)	2.35	0.49	2.90
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).	308	55	325
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).	503	172

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