Research Article
Shelf-Life Prediction of Extra Virgin Olive Oils Using an Empirical Model Based on Standard Quality Tests
Table 1
Summary of the complete list of quality analysis performed at the end of estimated shelf-life (118 samples).
| Parameter | Number of samples failing AS 5264-2011 | Percentage of samples failing AS 5264-2011 | Average | Standard deviation | Median |
| FFA | 1 | 0.8% | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | PV | 0 | 0.0% | 7.6 | 1.8 | 7.4 | | 0 | 0.0% | 1.747 | 0.170 | 1.747 | | 2 | 1.7% | 0.141 | 0.028 | 0.136 | | 0 | 0.0% | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | PPP | 12 | 10.2% | 13.9 | 2.4 | 13.8 | DAGs | 6 | 5.1% | 44.6 | 8.3 | 41.7 | Defects | 10 | 8.5% | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | Fruitiness | 0 | 0.0% | 3.9 | 0.5 | 4.0 | Bitterness | N/A | N/A | 1.9 | 0.5 | 2.0 | Pungency | N/A | N/A | 2.5 | 0.6 | 2.5 | Failure | 22 | 18.6% | | | |
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N/A: not applicable.
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