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Table 1 Characteristics of the olive oils to be used in the NUTRAOLEUM Study

From: The NUTRAOLEOUM Study, a randomized controlled trial, for achieving nutritional added value for olive oils

Component

VOO

OVOO

FOO

Free acidity (% of oleic acid)

0.13

0.12

0.13

Peroxide value, (meq O2/kg oil)

6.9

7.7

9.1

K270

0.11

0.12

0.12

K232

1.42

1.35

1.43

Esqualene (mg/100 g)

529

536

545

Fatty acids (%)

   

 Palmitic

10.0

10.4

10.2

 Palmitoleic

0.4

0.6

0.6

 Estearic

2.3

2.2

2.1

 Oleic

78.9

78.2

78.4

 Linoleic

6.6

6.8

6.9

 Linolenic

0.6

0.7

0.7

 Arachidonic

0.4

0.4

0.4

 Eicosanoic

0.3

0.4

0.4

Total phenolic compounds (ppm)

124

490

487

  Hydroxytyrosol and derivates

105

424

423

  Lignanes

18.2

61.3

59.2

  Flavonoids

0.7

3.4

3.2

  Simple phenols

0.0

0.9

0.9

Triterpenic acids (mg/kg)

86.3

86.5

389

  Maslínic

47.3

47.3

218

  Oleanolic

39.2

39.1

171

Sterols (ppm)

1437

1396

1460

  Campesterol (%)

2.9

3.0

3.0

  Stigmasterol (%)

0.7

0.7

0.8

  B-Sitosterol (%)

94.2

94.2

94.6

  D7-Stigmastanol(%)

0.3

0.4

0.3

  Eritrodiol + Uvaol (%)

1.5

1.5

1.4

Alpha-tocopherol

183

174

176

Total carotenoids (ppm)

7.1

6.8

7.0

  Beta-carotene

2.6

2.3

2.7

  Lutein

3.1

3.4

3.1

  Xantophyll pigments

1.3

1.1

1.2

Chlrophyll pigments

8.7

10.8

9.8

Clrophyll a + b

0.4

0.5

0.5

Pheophytyn a + b

7.7

9.6

8.8

  1. VOO virgin olive oil, OVOO optimized virgin olive oil with a high phenolic content, FOO funcional olive oil rich in phenolic compounds and oleanolic and maslinic acids