Table 4.
Evolution of OC, fatty acids and phenolic compounds traits along ripening.
| RI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| MC (%) | 44.15b | 43.65c | 45.61bc | 50.81a |
| OCDM (%) | 37.27c | 40.98b | 43.01b | 45.75a |
| OCHM (%) | 19.88b | 23.10a | 23.42a | 22.52a |
| OIY (%) | 9.51b | 15.11a | 15.30a | 13.96a |
| C16:0 (%) | 15.41a | 15.22ab | 14.78bc | 14.5c |
| C16:1 (%) | 0.87b | 0.92b | 1.02a | 1.06a |
| C18:0 (%) | 2.73b | 2.90ab | 2.88ab | 2.94a |
| C18:1 (%) | 68.92a | 66.03b | 64.46c | 64.41c |
| C18:2 (%) | 9.79c | 12.75b | 14.65a | 15.38a |
| C18:3 (%) | 0.91a | 0.86a | 0.88a | 0.90a |
| SFA (%) | 18.13a | 18.12a | 17.66ab | 17.45b |
| MUFA (%) | 69.79a | 66.95b | 65.48c | 65.46c |
| PUFA (%) | 10.69c | 13.60b | 15.53a | 16.29a |
| MUFA/PUFA | 7.00a | 5.27b | 4.44c | 4.31c |
| MUFA/SFA | 3.85a | 3.72a | 3.76a | 3.82a |
| PUFA/SFA | 0.58d | 0.74c | 0.88b | 0.93a |
| C16:0/C18:2 | 1.65a | 1.24b | 1.04c | 0.97c |
| C18:1/C18:2 | 7.61a | 5.57b | 4.65c | 4.49c |
| C18:2/C18:3 | 11.02c | 15.07b | 16.93a | 17.45a |
| TP (mg GAE/Kg of oil) | 387a | 305b | 268bc | 250c |
| Hydroxytyrosol (mg/Kg) | 4.21ab | 5.16a | 4.93ab | 3.84b |
| Tyrosol (mg/Kg) | 2.8a | 3.5a | 3.53a | 2.82a |
| Vanillic acid (mg/Kg) | 2.67a | 2.79a | 2.93a | 2.37b |
| p-Coumaric acid (mg/Kg) | 1.82a | 1.91a | 1.79a | 1.74a |
| Oleacein (mg/Kg) | 61.87a | 60.95a | 54.12ab | 46.57b |
| Oleocanthal (mg/Kg) | 136.28a | 130.72a | 104.59b | 81.13c |
| Luteolin (mg/Kg) | 4.48ab | 4.56a | 3.81ab | 3.53b |
| Apigenin (mg/Kg) | 5.49ab | 6.07a | 4.84b | 4.47b |
RI, ripening index; MC, moisture content; OCDM, oil content on dry matter; OCHM, oil content on humid matter; OIY, oil industrial yield; C16:0, palmitic acid; C16:1, palmitoleic acid; C18:0, stearic acid; C18:1, oleic acid; C18:2, linoleic acid; C18:3, linolenic acid; SFA, saturated fatty acid; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid; TP, total phenols; GAE, gallic acid equivalent. Different letters in a row indicate significant differences (Tukey's HSD test).