title: Wastes generated during the storage of extra virgin olive oil as a natural source of phenolic compounds.
abstract: Phenolic compounds in extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) have been associated with beneficial effects for health. Indeed, these compounds exert strong antiproliferative effects on many pathological processes, which has stimulated chemical characterization of the large quantities of wastes generated during olive oil production. In this investigation, the potential of byproducts generated during storage of EVOO as a natural source of antioxidant compounds has been evaluated using solid-liquid and liquid-liquid extraction processes followed by rapid resolution liquid chromatography (RRLC) coupled to electrospray time-of-flight and ion trap mass spectrometry (TOF/IT-MS). These wastes contain polyphenols belonging to different classes such as phenolic acids and alcohols, secoiridoids, lignans, and flavones. The relationship between phenolic and derived compounds has been tentatively established on the basis of proposed degradation pathways. Finally, qualitative and quantitative characterizations of solid and aqueous wastes suggest that these byproducts can be considered an important natural source of phenolic compounds, mainly hydroxytyrosol, tyrosol, decarboxymethyl oleuropein aglycone, and luteolin, which, after suitable purification, could be used as food antioxidants or as ingredients in nutraceutical products due to their interesting technological and pharmaceutical properties.
authors.affiliation: Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Fuentenueva s/n, E-18071 Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Jesus
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lozano-Sánchez
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Giambanelli
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Quirantes-Piné
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cerretani
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bendini
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Segura-Carretero
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernández-Gutiérrez
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000032:analysis*; D031658:Olea / Q000737:chemistry*; D000069463:Olive Oil; D010636:Phenols / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000032:analysis; D059027:Recycling
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D007220:Industrial Waste; D000069463:Olive Oil; D010636:Phenols; D010938:Plant Oils