Research Article

Rapid Analytical Method to Characterize the Freshness of Olive Oils Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Chemometric Algorithms

Table 1

Storage conditions for virgin olive oil.

Number of samplesOriginType of millsVarietyLight conditionTemperature conditionStorage time (months)

3Beni Mellal provinceTraditional millPicholineDarkness10 ± 10
4Modern millPicholineDarkness10 ± 10
7Khenifra provinceModern millPicholineDarkness10 ± 10
2Khouribga provinceTraditional millPicholineDarkness10 ± 10
5Modern millPicholineDarkness10 ± 10
6Fquih Ben Salah provinceModern millPicholineDarkness10 ± 10
3Beni Mellal provinceTraditional millPicholineDarkness10 ± 112
4Modern millPicholineDarkness10 ± 112
7Khenifra provinceModern millPicholineDarkness10 ± 112
2Khouribga provinceTraditional millPicholineDarkness10 ± 112
5Modern millPicholineDarkness10 ± 112
6Fquih Ben Salah provinceModern millPicholineDarkness10 ± 112
3Beni Mellal provinceTraditional millPicholineDarkness10 ± 124
4Modern millPicholineDarkness10 ± 124
7Khenifra provinceModern millPicholineDarkness10 ± 124
2Khouribga provinceTraditional millPicholineDarkness10 ± 124
5Modern millPicholineDarkness10 ± 124
6Fquih Ben Salah provinceModern millPicholineDarkness10 ± 124