ASCOLANA TENERA – year 2022
Sensory profile and fatty acids composition defined by 12 EVOO samples of cultivar ASCOLANA TENERA.
Sensory profile
Descriptive statistic of fatty acids composition (n=12)
MeanASCOLANA TENERA | Standard deviationASCOLANA TENERA | MeanASCOLANA TENERA ( 2022) | |
Eicosenoic acid (%) | 0.33 | 0.05 | 0.32 |
Eicosanoic acid (%) | 0.39 | 0.06 | 0.40 |
Heptadecenoic acid (%) | 0.22 | 0.08 | 0.21 |
Heptadecanoic acid (%) | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.11 |
Linoleic acid (%) | 6.74 | 1.30 | 7.26 |
Linolenic acid (%) | 0.73 | 0.10 | 0.72 |
Oleic acid (%) | 73.99 | 2.30 | 72.99 |
Palmitic acid (%) | 14.11 | 1.34 | 14.22 |
Palmitoleic acid (%) | 1.17 | 0.27 | 1.18 |
Stearic acid (%) | 2.12 | 0.41 | 2.43 |
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 | 91 | 418 |
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 | 188 |