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Title: Conservation of native wild ivory-white olives from the Medes Islands natural reserve to maintain virgin olive oil diversity
Author: López-Yerena, Anallely
Ninot, Antònia
Lozano-Castellón, Julián
Escribano Ferrer, Elvira
Romero Aroca, Agustí J.
Belaj, Angjelina
Vallverdú i Queralt, Anna
Lamuela Raventós, Rosa Ma.
Keywords: Olivera
Oli d'oliva
Polifenols
Avaluació sensorial dels aliments
Medes, Illes (Catalunya)
Varietats de plantes
Olive
Olive oil
Polyphenols
Sensory evaluation of food
Medes Islands (Catalonia)
Plant varieties
Issue Date: 17-Oct-2020
Publisher: MDPI
Abstract: Food diversity, and in particular genetic diversity, is being lost at an alarming rate. Protection of natural areas is crucial to safeguard the world's threatened species. The Medes Islands (MI), located in the northwest Mediterranean Sea, are a protected natural reserve. Wild olive trees also known as oleasters make up part of the vegetation of the Meda Gran island. Among them, in 2012, a wild albino ivory-white olive tree with fruit was identified. Fruits were collected from this tree and their seeds were first sown in a greenhouse and then planted in an orchard for purposes of ex situ preservation. Seven out of the 78 seedling trees obtained (12%) produced ivory-white fruits. In autumn 2018, fruits from these trees were sampled. Although the fruits had low oil content, virgin olive oil with unique sensory, physicochemical, and stability characteristics was produced. With respect to the polyphenols content, oleacein was the main compound identified (373.29 72.02 mg/kg) and the oleocanthal was the second most abundant phenolic compound (204.84 52.58 mg/kg). Regarding pigments, samples were characterized by an intense yellow color, with 12.5 4.6 mg/kg of chlorophyll and 9.2 3.3 mg/kg of carotenoids. Finally, oleic acid was the main fatty acid identified. This study explored the resources of the natural habitat of the MI as a means of enrichment of olive oil diversity and authenticity of this traditional Mediterranean food
Note: Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox9101009
It is part of: Antioxidants, 2020, vol. 9, num. 10, p. 1009
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/172664
Related resource: https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox9101009
ISSN: 2076-3921
Appears in Collections:Articles publicats en revistes (Nutrició, Ciències de l'Alimentació i Gastronomia)

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