title: Solid-phase microextraction in the analysis of virgin olive oil volatile fraction: modifications induced by oxidation and suitable markers of oxidative status.
abstract: Modifications of virgin olive oil subjected to accelerated storage were evaluated by HS-SPME analysis. To find a suitable marker of oxidative degradation, the volatile compounds showing variable concentration during the oxidative process have been identified and quantified by SPME coupled to GC-MS and GC-FID, respectively. The SPME analysis results were then compared with the parameters usually applied to assess the oxidative status of lipids, such as peroxide value, spectrophotometric absorbance, and loss of unsaturated fatty acids. Finally, the assessment of nonanal has been suggested as a marker of oxidative degradation. This rapid, inexpensive, and reliable method may allow screening of oils prior to testing by a panel of assessors.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti, Università degli Studi di Udine, Via Marangoni 97, 33100 Udine, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vichi
authors.forename: Lorena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pizzale
authors.forename: Lanfranco S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Conte
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Buxaderas
authors.forename: Elvira
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: López-Tamames
mesh_terms: D000447:Aldehydes / Q000032:analysis; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D009812:Odorants / Q000032:analysis*; D000069463:Olive Oil; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010545:Peroxides / Q000032:analysis; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D014835:Volatilization
chemical_list: D000447:Aldehydes; D005227:Fatty Acids; D000069463:Olive Oil; D010545:Peroxides; D010936:Plant Extracts; D010938:Plant Oils; C008664:nonanal