Characterization of Turkish Virgin Olive Oils Produced from Early Harvest Olives |
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Authors: | Harun D?raman Hamdi Dibeklio?lu |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Olive Oil Technology, Research Institute for Olive Culture, 35100, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey 2. Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Bo?azi?i University, 34342, Bebek, ?stanbul, Turkey
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Abstract: | Olives were collected from various districts of Turkey (North and South Aegean sub-region, Bursa-Akhisar, South East Anatolia
region) harvested over seven (2001–2007) seasons. The aim of this study was to characterize the chemical profiles of the oils
derived from single variety Turkish olives including Ayvalik, Memecik, Gemlik, Erkence, Nizip Yaglik and Uslu. The olive oils
were extracted by super press and three phase centrifugation from early harvest olives. Chosen quality indices included free
fatty acid content (FFA), peroxide value (PV) and spectrophotometric characteristics in the ultraviolet (UV) region. According
to the FFA results, 46% (11 out of 24 samples) were classified as extra virgin olive oils; whereas using the results of PV
and UV, over 83% (over 19 of the 24 samples) had the extra virgin olive oil classification. Other measured parameters included
oil stability (oxidative stability, chlorophyll pigment, pheophytin-α), cis–trans fatty acid composition and color index. Oxidative stability among oils differed whereas the cis–trans fatty acid values were within the national and international averages. Through the application of two multivariate statistical
methods, Principal component and hierarchical analyses, early harvest virgin olive oil samples were classified according to
the geographical locations categorized in terms of fatty acid profiles. Such statistical clustering gave rise to defined groups.
These data provide evidence of the variation in virgin olive oil quality, especially early harvest and cis–trans isomers of fatty acid profiles from the diverse agronomic conditions in the olive growing regions of Turkey. |
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Keywords: | Turkey Virgin olive oil Quality cis– trans Fatty acid composition Oxidative stability Characterization Chemometry |
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