title: Classification and class-modeling of "Riviera Ligure" extra-virgin olive oil using chemical-physical parameters.
abstract: The Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) "Riviera Ligure" for extra-virgin olive oils from Liguria specifies three additional geographical mentions corresponding to three different geographical areas. To obtain a complete characterization of this typical Italian product, 217 samples of olive oils produced in this North Italian region during 1998/99 and 1999/2000 were analyzed. For each sample 31 variables were determined by chemical-physical analyses, and the data were subjected to a multivariate statistical analysis. For the 1998/99 crop, characterized by favorable climatic conditions, class-models of the three geographical areas were obtained with good predictive ability, also considering the influence of the month of olive harvesting. The oil samples from the 1999/2000 crop were similarly studied, but bad climatic conditions and a widespread Dacus oleae infestation leveled out the peculiar features of the oils produced in the three areas.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Farmaceutiche e Alimentari, Università di Genova, Via Brigata Salerno (ponte), I-16147 Genova, Italy. raffa@dictfa.unige.it
authors.forename: Raffaella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Boggia
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zunin
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lanteri
authors.forename: Nicoletta
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Evangelisti
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture / Q000379:methods; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis; D002980:Climate; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007558:Italy; D019787:Linoleic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D019301:Oleic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D000069463:Olive Oil; D019308:Palmitic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D010840:Phytosterols; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification*; D013265:Stigmasterol / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000069463:Olive Oil; D010840:Phytosterols; D010938:Plant Oils; D019301:Oleic Acid; D019308:Palmitic Acid; C021273:campesterol; D002784:Cholesterol; D013265:Stigmasterol; D019787:Linoleic Acid