Journal
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 50, Issue 15, Pages 4342-4346Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jf020033t
Keywords
alpha-tocopherol; conjugated dienes; olive oil; oxidation; polyphenols
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The stability of extra virgin olive oils is mainly due to their relatively low fatty acids unsaturation and to the antioxidant activity of some of the unsaponifiable components. We studied the activity of alpha-tocopherol in extra virgin olive oil in its natural state, using new and simple oxidizing conditions in thin layer and bulk phase. Oxidation time course was monitored at 37 degreesC or 75 degreesC. A storage test was also performed. Two parameters were evaluated: depletion of alpha-tocopherol and formation of PUFA hydroperoxides, measured as conjugated dienes (CD) and peroxide value. The value of complex polyphenols was also measured. alpha-Tocopherol concentration decreased in function of time and temperature and showed a strong inverse correlation with the increase of CID. When alpha-tocopherol reached a threshold value of 60-70 mg/kg, a significant increase of CID formation was observed, together with a good correlation between CD and peroxide value. The initial amount of alpha-tocopherol is one of the components that influences oil oxidative susceptibility.
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