Potentialities of Rapid Analytical Strategies for the Identification of the Botanical Species of Several "Specialty" or "Gourmet" Oils.

ABSTRACT: A comprehensive data collection of authentic "specialty" or "gourmet" oils, namely cold-pressed industrial virgin oils, was performed. Eight different botanical species, i.e., Almond, Apricot, Avocado, Hazelnut, Mosqueta rose, Rosehip, Sunflower, and Walnut oils were studied plus Olive oil as the gold standard of cold-pressed virgin oils. Two different analytical approaches are proposed to rapidly verify the botanical species of the oil-based raw material. The first approach is based on a multivariate statistical analysis of conventional analytical data, namely their fatty acid composition. These data have been re-elaborated in a multivariate way by Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and classification methods. The second approach proposes a fast and non-destructive spectrophotometric anal

SUBMITTER: Turrini F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7831336 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature