Table 3.
Minor compounds (mg kg−1) of the Oliva Rossa VOOs extracted during fruit ripening in two different harvest seasons (mean ± SD, n = 3).
| Harvest Season | Pi * | Sampling | TPC | α-Tocopherol | β- and γ-Tocopherols | Total Tocopherols | Carotenoids | Chlorophylls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.92 | S2 | 761.64 ± 20.36 a | 246.20 ± 10.59 b | 5.28 ± 0.49 a,b | 251.47 ± 10.94 b | 57.77 ± 0.94 a | 54.68 ± 0.90 b | |
| 2017/2018 | 1.93 | S3 | 577.36 ± 15.33 b | 237.21 ± 4.49 b | 4.27 ± 0.82 b,c | 241.47 ± 4.82 b | 34.39 ± 0.30 c | 26.96 ± 0.10 d |
| 3.12 | S4 | 472.83 ± 12.60 c | 230.48 ± 14.03 b | 5.60 ± 0.73 a,b | 235.82 ± 13.45 b | 48.14 ± 0.95 b | 40.23 ± 0.73 c | |
| 2.43 | S2 | 592.86 ± 72.99 b | 349.74 ± 5.05 a | 6.32 ± 0.50 a | 356.06 ± 4.60 a | 47.27 ± 1.50 b | 66.30 ± 1.84 a | |
| 2019/2020 | 3.57 | S3 | 379.60 ± 8.43 d | 235.79 ± 34.25 b | 3.39 ± 1.44 c | 239.18 ± 35.67 b | 23.42 ± 1.71 d | 23.13 ± 0.44 f |
| 3.83 | S4 | 358.67 ± 25.97 d | 248.33 ± 11.82 b | 4.34 ± 0.17 b,c | 252.67 ± 11.99 b | 25.22 ± 0.91 d | 25.27 ± 0.52 e |
* Pi (mean, n = 3) of the drupes at the moment of oil extraction; TPC, total phenolic compounds. Different letters for each parameter indicate significant differences according to two-way ANOVA followed by Fisher’s LSD post-hoc test (α = 0.05). S2–S4: three subsequent samplings.