VERDELLO – Region SICILIA

Sensory profile and fatty acids composition defined by 9 EVOO samples of cultivar VERDELLO.

Sensory profile

Descriptive statistic of fatty acids composition (n=9)

	Mean VERDELLO	Standard deviation VERDELLO	Mean VERDELLO (SICILIA )
Eicosenoic acid (%)	0.28	0.00	0.28
Eicosanoic acid (%)	0.34	0.04	0.34
Heptadecenoic acid (%)	0.14	0.04	0.14
Heptadecanoic acid (%)	0.08	0.03	0.08
Linoleic acid (%)	10.42	1.26	10.42
Linolenic acid (%)	0.71	0.08	0.71
Oleic acid (%)	70.34	1.91	70.34
Palmitic acid (%)	14.57	0.66	14.57
Palmitoleic acid (%)	1.09	0.15	1.09
Stearic acid (%)	1.91	0.51	1.91
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).
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).	399	179	399

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