CIMA DI MELFI – Region PUGLIA
Sensory profile and fatty acids composition defined by 16 EVOO samples of cultivar CIMA DI MELFI.
Sensory profile
Descriptive statistic of fatty acids composition (n=16)
| MeanCIMA DI MELFI | Standard deviationCIMA DI MELFI | MeanCIMA DI MELFI (PUGLIA ) | |
| Eicosenoic acid (%) | 0.31 | 0.02 | 0.31 |
| Eicosanoic acid (%) | 0.35 | 0.04 | 0.35 |
| Heptadecenoic acid (%) | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.10 |
| Heptadecanoic acid (%) | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| Linoleic acid (%) | 7.76 | 0.90 | 7.76 |
| Linolenic acid (%) | 0.70 | 0.09 | 0.70 |
| Oleic acid (%) | 75.48 | 2.23 | 75.48 |
| Palmitic acid (%) | 12.29 | 1.68 | 12.29 |
| Palmitoleic acid (%) | 0.81 | 0.43 | 0.81 |
| Stearic acid (%) | 1.98 | 0.28 | 1.98 |
| 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). | 468 | 131 | 468 |
| 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). | 674 | 272 | 674 |