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Effect of containers on the quality of Chemlali olive oil during storage

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This study is undertaken to determine the storage stability of Chemlali extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) in different containers such as clear and dark glass bottles, polyethylene (PE) and tin containers. The different oil samples were stored under light at room temperature. Quality parameters monitored during a 6-month-storage period included: acidity, peroxide value (PV), spectrophotometric indices (K232 and K270), chlorophyll and carotene pigments, fatty acids and sterol compositions, total phenols, Rancimat induction time as well as sensory evaluation. Tin containers and dark glass bottles recorded the lowest oxidation values. In addition, oil packed in tin containers and dark glass bottles showed better physicochemical and organoleptic characteristics than that stored in clear glass bottles and PE containers. A significant decrease (p < 0.05) in the antioxidant contents (carotenes, chlorophylls and total phenols) was observed in the oil stored in the clear glass bottles and PE containers. Such results proved that the storage of oil in tin containers and dark glass bottles appeared most adequate, and showed a gradual loss of quality during storage, especially in PE containers and clear glass bottles. This study has shown that the best packaging materials for the commercial packing of Chemlali extra-virgin olive oil are tin containers and dark glass bottles.

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The authors would like to thank the “Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique, Tunisia” for the support of this research work. They also wish to extend their thanks to Mrs. Leila MAHFOUDHI, an English teacher at the Sfax Faculty of Science, for having proofread this paper and they are grateful to Dr. Mohamed MAKNI, for his precious help with statistical analyses.

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  1. Laboratoire d’Electrochimie et Environnement, Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Sfax, Université de Sfax, BP 1173, 3038, Sfax, Tunisia

    Boutheina Gargouri, Akram Zribi & Mohamed Bouaziz

  2. Institut Supérieur de Biotechnologie de Sfax, Université de Sfax, BP 1175, 3038, Sfax, Tunisia

    Mohamed Bouaziz

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Boutheina Gargouri and Akram Zribi contributed equally to this work.

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Gargouri, B., Zribi, A. & Bouaziz, M. Effect of containers on the quality of Chemlali olive oil during storage. J Food Sci Technol 52, 1948–1959 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-014-1273-2

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