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).

ParameterNumber of samples failing AS 5264-2011Percentage of samples failing AS 5264-2011AverageStandard deviationMedian

FFA10.8%0.40.10.5
PV00.0%7.61.87.4
00.0%1.7470.1701.747
21.7%0.1410.0280.136
00.0%0.0010.0010.001
PPP1210.2%13.92.413.8
DAGs65.1%44.68.341.7
Defects108.5%0.10.30.0
Fruitiness00.0%3.90.54.0
BitternessN/AN/A1.90.52.0
PungencyN/AN/A2.50.62.5
Failure2218.6%

N/A: not applicable.