title: Phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity of Italian extra virgin olive oil Monti Iblei.
abstract: The profile of phenolic compounds, antioxidant capacity, oxidative stability, and chemical characteristics (free acidity, peroxide value, specific extinction K232 and K270 values, and DeltaK) of 22 commercial extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) samples coming from the denomination of protected origin (DPO) Monti Iblei and obtained from olives harvested in the period September-December 2005 in the production area of the province of Siracusa (Sicily, Italy) were evaluated. The content of total phenols, expressed as gallic acid equivalents, ranged from 14.80 to 121.20 mg/100 g, with a mean value of 53.72 mg/100 g, mainly attributable to deacetoxyligstroside aglycone, deacetoxyoleuropein aglycone, oleuropein aglycone, and ligstroside aglycone. The mean values of Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC) and of oxidative stability were 54.76 and 11.99 hours, respectively. Both TEAC and oxidative stability were positively correlated to the phenol content and to the percentage of inclusion of the olive cultivar "Tonda Iblea." The high mean content of phenols, besides conferring prolonged oxidative stability, likely confers to the DPO Monti Iblei EVOO marked potential beneficial effects for human health.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry, Medical Chemistry, and Molecular Biology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy. fgalvano@unict.it
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Galvano
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: La Fauci
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Graziani
authors.forename: Rosalia
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ferracane
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Masella
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Giacomo
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scacco
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: D'Archivio
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vanella
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Galvano
mesh_terms: D000447:Aldehydes / Q000032:analysis; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000032:analysis*; D000081004:Cyclopentane Monoterpenes; D004355:Drug Stability; D005707:Gallic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D031658:Olea / Q000254:growth & development; D000069463:Olive Oil; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010545:Peroxides / Q000032:analysis; D010636:Phenols / Q000032:analysis*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D012621:Seasons
chemical_list: D000447:Aldehydes; D000975:Antioxidants; D000081004:Cyclopentane Monoterpenes; D000069463:Olive Oil; D010545:Peroxides; D010636:Phenols; D010938:Plant Oils; D005707:Gallic Acid; C503534:oleocanthal