Table 2. Summary of the Phenolic Compounds from Greek and Saudi Extracts Identified and Quantified by HPLCa.
polyphenolic compounds | retention time (min) | EVOO
extract concentration (μg/g EVOO) |
|
---|---|---|---|
Greek | Saudi | ||
hydroxytyrosol | 1.0 | 15.70 | 8.52 |
tyrosol | 1.9 | 23.11 | 6.92 |
vanillic acid | 2.9 | 0.51 | 0.52 |
caffeic acid | 3.0 | 0.07 | 0.09 |
p-coumaric acid | 5.7 | 0.50 | 0.32 |
ferulic acid | 7.4 | 0.10 | 0.18 |
oleuropein aglycone | 13.0 | 10.42 | 3.55 |
luteolin | 14.1 | 1.84 | 4.72 |
(+)-pinoresinol | 14.6 | 10.78 | 14.53 |
naringenin | 15.3 | 15.68 | 10.19 |
apigenin | 16.0 | 1.05 | 3.76 |
The wavelength at which the peak for each compound could be most reliably measured is also stated.