Research Article

Tradition Mills’ Picholine Olive Oil Physicochemical Characterization and Chemical Profiling across Different Cities in Morocco

Table 5

Pearson’s correlation matrix coefficient between the variables: quality parameters (FFA, IV, SV, E232, and E270), chlorophyll, carotenoid, total phytosterols, Linolenic (C18 : 3), and Linoleic (C18 : 2) acids of the different samples of POOs.

VariablesFFAIVSVE232E270ChlorophyllCarotenoidT. phytosterolLinolenic (C18 : 3)Linoleic (C18 : 2)

FFA1
IV0.4901
SV0.121−0.3021
E232−0.3060.173−0.2131
E2700.0580.668−0.3270.4261
Chlorophyll0.5640.112−0.1260.028−0.1651
Carotenoid0.0820.395−0.0130.2410.0190.5231
T. phytosterol0.1770.690−0.3240.5530.5610.3080.5851
Linolenic(C18 : 3)0.5050.990−0.2880.1950.6820.1760.4510.7411
Linoleic(C18 : 2)0.5350.994−0.3350.1740.6700.1700.3670.7130.9871

The values in bold are different from 0 at a significance level alpha = 0.05.