Journal
FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 150, Issue -, Pages 374-381Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.10.162
Keywords
Virgin olive oil; Antioxidant capacity/activity; Oxidation; Phenolics; Tocopherol
Funding
- Mercadona S.A., Valencia [UCLM-CTR-05-032]
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The individual and combined antioxidant and antiradical capacity of the main minor compounds of virgin olive oil (alpha-tocopherol, hydroxytyrosol, tyrosol and oleuropein aglycone) spiked in Purified Olive Oil (POO) as the lipid matrix model is described. The antioxidant activity was assessed under mild temperature conditions (25 and 40 degrees C) to mimic the autoxidation process during real storage conditions. These results were compared with accelerated (Rancimat Induction Period) and antiradical (DPPH) tests. The higher concentration of o-diphenols (hydroxytyrosol or oleuropein aglycone) in olive oil led to a lower oxidation rate under the conditions studied, resulting in a strong antioxidant effect. Remarkably alpha-tocopherol acted as a pro-oxidant at 25 and 40 degrees C, in particular during the first oxidation stage. In contrast, this compound behaved as an antioxidant under Rancimat and DPPH conditions. The oxidation rate constant as a function of the concentration of spiked compound fit an exponential decay model very well and therefore the progress of the oxidation reaction could be predicted. No synergistic or antagonistic effects were generally observed when combined antioxidant compounds were assayed. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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