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Characterization of Egyptian Monovarietal Koroneiki Virgin Olive Oil and Its Co-Products

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Abstract

Due to the importance of the authenticity of Egyptian monovarietal Koroneiki virgin olive oil, its special characteristics should be studied. This study aimed to investigate certain compounds to characterize monovarietal Koroneiki virgin olive oil (KVOO) and evaluate its authenticity. The reliable markers, which include fatty acid composition, tocopherols, phytosterols, total phenolic compounds, pigments, and oxidative stability, were determined to obtain a complete picture of this oil. In addition, the characterization of its by-products, such as leaves and pomace, was also evaluated. The monounsaturated fatty acid content in the Egyptian KVOO was the highest (74.46%). The linoleic/linolenic acid ratio (11.17) could be used as proof of the purity of KVOO. It is also characterized by its higher content of α-tocopherol (97.77%). β-sitosterol was the main phytosterol. This oil has unique characteristics of cycloartenol and 24-methylen cycloartenol, which are present in reasonable amounts (14.0 and 13.7%, respectively). It was found that olive pomace extract contains higher total phenolic and flavonoid content than olive leaf extract, which in turn has higher radical scavenging activity. The obtained results demonstrate the unique properties and valuable compounds of the monovarietal KVOO. The KVOO co-products can be used as value-added compounds for some food industries.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2022.167449.7064

Keywords

Monovarietal koroneiki virgin olive oil, olive leaves pomace, co-products, authenticity

Authors

First Name

Minar

Last Name

Hassanein

MiddleName

Mahmoud M.

Affiliation

Fats and Oils Dept., National Research Center, Dokki 12622, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

minarmahmoud@gmail.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0002-9000-6494

First Name

Eman

Last Name

Al-Amrousi

MiddleName

Fawzi

Affiliation

Fats and oils Dep., National Research centre, Dokki 12622, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

menoamrousi@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0002-5683-9919

First Name

Ghada

Last Name

Abo-Elwafa

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Fats and Oils Dept., National Research Centre, Dokki 12622, cairo, Egypt.

Email

gada_abo@hotmail.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0002-2681-6249

First Name

Adel

Last Name

Abdel-Razek

MiddleName

Gabr

Affiliation

Fats and Oils Dept., National Research Centre, Dokki 12622, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

adelgabr2@gmail.com

City

Cairo, Egypt

Orcid

0000-0003-1656-1358

Volume

65

Article Issue

12

Related Issue

35799

Issue Date

2022-12-01

Receive Date

2022-10-06

Publish Date

2022-12-01

Page Start

637

Page End

645

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_268036.html

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297

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Characterization of Egyptian Monovarietal Koroneiki Virgin Olive Oil and Its Co-Products

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22 Jan 2023