CIMA DI MELFI – year 2018 – Region PUGLIA

Sensory profile and fatty acids composition defined by 2 EVOO samples of cultivar CIMA DI MELFI.

Sensory profile

Descriptive statistic of fatty acids composition (n=2)

	Mean CIMA DI MELFI	Standard deviation CIMA DI MELFI	Mean CIMA DI MELFI (PUGLIA 2018)
Eicosenoic acid (%)	0.31	0.02
Eicosanoic acid (%)	0.35	0.04	0.33
Heptadecenoic acid (%)	0.10	0.06	0.08
Heptadecanoic acid (%)	0.05	0.02	0.04
Linoleic acid (%)	7.76	0.90	6.86
Linolenic acid (%)	0.70	0.09	0.66
Oleic acid (%)	75.48	2.23	74.44
Palmitic acid (%)	12.29	1.68	13.64
Palmitoleic acid (%)	0.81	0.43	1.43
Stearic acid (%)	1.98	0.28	2.11
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
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	972

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