Quality evaluation of different typical table olive preparations (cv Nocellara del Belice)

Commercially available green table olives of the Nocellara del Belice cultivar were processed in 26 companies. Three different processing conditions were used to obtain olive debittering: natural fermentation, “Castelvetrano” (a typical west Sicilian method) and cracked olives. The green olives pack...

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Main Authors: F. V. Romeo, A. Piscopo, A. Mincione, M. Poiana
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Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2012-03-01
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Online Access:http://grasasyaceites.revistas.csic.es/index.php/grasasyaceites/article/view/1350
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author F. V. Romeo
A. Piscopo
A. Mincione
M. Poiana
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description Commercially available green table olives of the Nocellara del Belice cultivar were processed in 26 companies. Three different processing conditions were used to obtain olive debittering: natural fermentation, “Castelvetrano” (a typical west Sicilian method) and cracked olives. The green olives packed into 200-500 mL glass jars were analyzed for physico-chemical characteristics that revealed statistical differences among the three debittering methods and a great difference among the samples, reflecting a low level of standardization achieved in these fermented products. The results showed an influence of the treatments on all physico-chemical parameters with the exception of total polyphenol content and lightness (L*) for which no significant differences were found. The average pH in the brine samples was under the hygienic limit of 4.5 with the exception of Castelvetrano olives which showed a higher pH values. The salt concentration of the brine samples appeared lower than the commercial limit according to the table olive trade standards. The brine samples were also analyzed for some microbiological parameters. Not all the samples showed acceptable commercial standards, because Clostridium perfringens, Staphylococcus aureus and coliform bacteria were detected in a few samples.
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spelling doaj.art-9526fa72678c49cb8853f4719cc4feee2022-12-21T20:01:04ZengConsejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasGrasas y Aceites0017-34951988-42142012-03-01631192510.3989/gya.0585111320Quality evaluation of different typical table olive preparations (cv Nocellara del Belice)F. V. Romeo0A. Piscopo1A. Mincione2M. Poiana3BIOMAA. Department of Biotechnologies for Agricultural Food and Environmental Monitoring, Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria - CRA. Fodder and Dairy Productions Research Centre (FLC)BIOMAA. Department of Biotechnologies for Agricultural Food and Environmental Monitoring, Mediterranean University of Reggio CalabriaBIOMAA. Department of Biotechnologies for Agricultural Food and Environmental Monitoring, Mediterranean University of Reggio CalabriaBIOMAA. Department of Biotechnologies for Agricultural Food and Environmental Monitoring, Mediterranean University of Reggio CalabriaCommercially available green table olives of the Nocellara del Belice cultivar were processed in 26 companies. Three different processing conditions were used to obtain olive debittering: natural fermentation, “Castelvetrano” (a typical west Sicilian method) and cracked olives. The green olives packed into 200-500 mL glass jars were analyzed for physico-chemical characteristics that revealed statistical differences among the three debittering methods and a great difference among the samples, reflecting a low level of standardization achieved in these fermented products. The results showed an influence of the treatments on all physico-chemical parameters with the exception of total polyphenol content and lightness (L*) for which no significant differences were found. The average pH in the brine samples was under the hygienic limit of 4.5 with the exception of Castelvetrano olives which showed a higher pH values. The salt concentration of the brine samples appeared lower than the commercial limit according to the table olive trade standards. The brine samples were also analyzed for some microbiological parameters. Not all the samples showed acceptable commercial standards, because Clostridium perfringens, Staphylococcus aureus and coliform bacteria were detected in a few samples.http://grasasyaceites.revistas.csic.es/index.php/grasasyaceites/article/view/1350castelvetrano methodnatural fermentationnocellara del belicespanish styletable olivestypical process
spellingShingle F. V. Romeo
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A. Mincione
M. Poiana
Quality evaluation of different typical table olive preparations (cv Nocellara del Belice)
Grasas y Aceites
castelvetrano method
natural fermentation
nocellara del belice
spanish style
table olives
typical process
title Quality evaluation of different typical table olive preparations (cv Nocellara del Belice)
title_full Quality evaluation of different typical table olive preparations (cv Nocellara del Belice)
title_fullStr Quality evaluation of different typical table olive preparations (cv Nocellara del Belice)
title_full_unstemmed Quality evaluation of different typical table olive preparations (cv Nocellara del Belice)
title_short Quality evaluation of different typical table olive preparations (cv Nocellara del Belice)
title_sort quality evaluation of different typical table olive preparations cv nocellara del belice
topic castelvetrano method
natural fermentation
nocellara del belice
spanish style
table olives
typical process
url http://grasasyaceites.revistas.csic.es/index.php/grasasyaceites/article/view/1350
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