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. 2021 Mar 9;10(3):417. doi: 10.3390/antiox10030417

Table 1.

Effect of emerging technologies of yield, quality parameters and bioactive compounds from extra virgin olive oil (EVOO).

Technologies Cultivar Parameters Matrix of Application Effect Ref
PEF Arroniz 11.25 kJ/kg. Olive paste
after malaxation
Increased extraction yield (13.3%).
Increased TPC, phytosterol, and tocopherol contents.
[24]
Carolea, Coratina, and Ottobratica 17 kJ/kg. Increased extraction yield (2.3–6%).Increased TPC (3.2–14.3%). [13]
Arbequina 1.47–5.22 kJ/kg. Olive paste
before malaxation
Increased extraction yield (14%) without or with malaxation at 15 °C.
Reduced TPC and unaltered vitamin E.
[22]
Unspecified 7.83 kJ/kg. Increased extraction yield (7.5%).
Increased oleacein and oleocanthal concentration at low temperature.
[25]
Coratina 16 kV, 100 µs pulse duration Increased oil extractability (3.71%).
Increased oil yield (0.38%).
[26]
Tsounati, Amfissis, Manaki 1.6–70.0 kJ/kg. Fruit Increased extraction yield (18%).
Increased TPC.
Improved oxidative stability.
[23]
Unspecified 0.7 kV/cm (30 pulses)
1.3 kV/cm (100 pulses)
Increased extraction yield (7.4%) at 1.3 kV/cm. [27]
HPP Tsounati, Amfissis, Manaki 200 and 600 MPa for 1 and 5 min. Fruit Increased extraction yield (16%).
Increased TPC.
Improved oxidative stability.
[23]
Frantoio 608 MPa for 6 min. Filtered and
unfiltered oil
Less fusty and rancid sensory attributes when the oil was unfiltered; no differences for the filtered oil. [28]
US Coratina 0.4 and 2 MHz, 280 W, 2.5 and 5 min Olive paste after malaxation Increased yield in all cases (10%). [29]
Unspecified 150 W, 30 kHz, 120–300 s Olive paste
before malaxation.
Improved sensory evaluation.
Increased tocopherol, carotenoids, and phenolic compounds.
Reduced polyphenol oxidase activity.
[30]
Coratina and Peranzana 150 W 35 kHz 2–10 min Reduced malaxation time.
Increased carotenoid, chlorophyll, and tocopherol content.
Reduced TPC.
[31]
Memecik and Chemlali 150 W, 35 kHz, 4–10 min Increased secoiridoids concentration. [32]
Ogliarola Barese 150 W, 35 kHz, 10 min Increased extraction yield (17%). [33]
US Arbequina and Frantoio Directly: 110 W/cm2 19 KHz
Indirectly: 150 W/cm2 20 kHz 2–10 min
Increased extraction yield (1%).
Increased tocopherols, pigments, and peroxide value. Decreased TPC and oxidative stability index (in treatments longer than 8 min).
The treated oil was darker.
[34]
Ogliarola garganica 2.8 kW 20 kHz, continuous 2 tons/h Increased extraction yield, especially with less ripe olives (22%); increased TPC. [35]
Arbequina 150 W, 20 kHz, 6 min Increased extraction yield (10%).
Increased tocopherols, carotenoids, and chlorophylls content.
[36]
Chemlali and Memecik 150 W, 35 kHz 4–10 min Increased yield with increasing US treatment time.
No changes in oil composition or oil stability.
[37]
Coratina 4 kW Increased oil extractability (3.57%).
Increased oil yield (0.54%).
[26]
US Coratina 150 W 35 Hz 10 min Fruit and olive paste
before malaxation
Increased extraction yield (6.2%).
Increased chlorophylls, carotenoids, tocopherols, and phenolic content.
[38]
36-146 kJ/kg, 20–600 kHz Olive paste before, during, and after malaxation Increased extraction yield, especially when US was applied before and after malaxation (4%). [39]
Picual 105 W/cm2 24 Hz and 150 W/cm2 25 Hz 0–30 min Olive paste during malaxation, directly to the paste and to the water bath, respectively Increased tocopherols, carotenoids, and chlorophylls content.
Decreased TPC.
Improved attributes in the sensory analyses.
[40]
900 W, 20–80 kHz in continuous mode: 200 kg/h Olive paste before malaxation or before centrifugation when no malaxation was performed More balanced sensorial profile.
Increased secoiridoids levels and (E)-2-hexenal.
[41]
Arbequina and Picual 150 W, 40 kHz, 15–60 min EVOO Slight decrease in individual volatile compounds. [42]
MW Coratina 24 kW at 2.45 GHz continuous: 3tones/h. Olive paste before malaxation or before centrifugation when no malaxation was performed. Increased coalescence.
Increased volatiles compounds.
Decreased TPC and peroxide value.
[43,44,45]
Ogliarola garganica Increased extraction yield (1.8%).
Increased TPC when megasound was applied.
[46,47]
Ogliarola Barese 800 W 180 s 2.45 GHz Olive paste before malaxation Increased extraction yield. [33]
Combination Coratina MW 3.3–4.0 kW 2.45 GHz 395 kg/h + US 2.08 kW 400–600 Hz 395 kg/h Olive paste before malaxation or before centrifugation when no malaxation was performed The combination of MW and US obviated the need for malaxation and increased the yield (2.2%). Increased TPC when megasound was applied. [46,47]
MW 5.34 kW, 2.45 GHz 1200 kg/h + US 3.3 kW, 20 kHz, 1200 kg/h + heat exchange The combination of US, MW, and a spiral heat exchange device achieved a higher yield than conventional extraction.
No changes observed in the oil.
[48,49]
Combination Arbequina, Peranzana, Nocellara, Coratina HPP 1.7–3.5 Bar + US 2.6–3.5 kW, 20 Hz, 2300 kg/h Olive paste before malaxation Increased extraction yield (6%).
Increased TPC.
[50]

TPC: total phenols content; US: ultrasound; MW: microwaves.