Journal of Environmental Treatment Techniques
2020, Volume 8, Issue 3, Pages: 1075-1080
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.6 Triglyceride analysis
3.2 Analysis of the physico-chemical characteristics
To 0.15 g of olive oil is added 0.5 ml of hexane and 15 ml
of a mixture of hexane / diethyl ether (87/13). This solution is
poured into a cartridge of supelco brand containing 0.5 g of
silica gel previously activated with hexane. The fraction of
triglycerides is thus separated from diglycerides and
monoglycerides. It is collected in a 100 ml flask. It is
subjected to analysis after evaporation of the solvent and
dilution with 1.5 ml of acetone. The triglycerides are analyzed
by HPLC on a column in the reverse phase of C18 (250 mm ×
All the acidity values observed are less than 1%. This
result shows that virgin olive oil is characterized by low
acidity (acidity of olive oil must be less than or equal to 2%)
[19]. The acidity results show that the acidity of four samples
is higher (0.93%) than the acidity of sample 3 (0.7%) (3 and 4
same sample but extracted at two different temperatures).
These results suggest that the extraction temperature may
influence the acidity values of olive oil. The temperature
therefore appears as a parameter influencing the acidity value
of olive oil. Indeed, the acidity value of the oil samples
prepared from mechanical cold pressing is uniformly lower
than those of oils prepared from mechanical hot pressing.
The results of the peroxide index of the four samples of
olive oil show that the samples have a peroxide index of less
than 10 meq O2 / kg (peroxide index of olive oil ≤ 20 meq O2
/ kg) (COI / T.20 / DOC. No 42-2 / Rev.2 - 2017). It is quite
likely that the value of the peroxide index observed in our four
samples is lower. This is related to the freshness of the oil. In
fact, it is extracted directly after the recovery of the olive fruit
and analyzed after its extraction (the analyzes were made after
15 days). The result of the peroxide index shows that the
peroxide index of sample 4 is higher. Indeed, this sample is
extracted by mechanical pressing at a higher temperature (50
°C). This result clearly indicates that some components of
olive oil are extremely sensitive to oxidation [20]. The high
peroxide content is observed for sample 4. This is linked to
the extraction temperature. Our result is consistent with the
literature which indicates that extraction methods, geographic
origin and climatic factors influence the chemical
characteristics of oils. In a study carried out in Italy and taking
into account two different methods of storing olive oil, it was
established that the peroxide index which represents one of
the quality parameters of olive oil increased rapidly and above
tolerated threshold according to Torres and Maestri [21]. On
the other hand, Kiritsakis [22], considers that the place of
culture has no significant influence on these analytical
parameters (acidity, UV absorbances and peroxide index).
This author points out that the deterioration in the quality of
olive oil is rather fundamentally affected by factors damaging
the fruit such as attack by parasites (flies) or the use of
improper systems of harvesting as well as transport and
storage of olives. Table 3 shows the results of the acidity
value and the peroxide index of 4 samples.
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.6 mm, Φ silica 5 μm), according to the IUPAC method N°
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.0 324. The HPLC device is equipped with an HP
refractometric detector 10 47A. The elution is carried out with
a mixture (acetonitrile / acetone) (v / v) with a flow rate of 0.5
ml / min during the analysis time (90 min).
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.7 Determination of the composition and nature of total
sterols [18]
Weigh 2.5g of olive oil in a 20ml flask. 25 ml of a
potassium hydroxide solution (1N ethanol) is added to it. The
flask is heated to boiling under reflux for 30 min until the
solution becomes clear. Then add 25 ml of distilled water to
stop the reaction. The extraction of the unsaponifiable is
carried out using 75 ml of hexane or petroleum ether. The
organic phase undergoes a series of washing with 15 ml of
mixture (water / ethanol 95°) (90/10) in a separatory funnel.
The hexane phase is transferred from the top of the vial to a
1
00ml flask. After evaporation of the solvent using a rotary
evaporator, the unsaponifiable material is recovered. The
unsaponifiable matter, diluted with 300 μl of hexane or
petroleum ether, is filtered. The unsaponifiable is obtained
according to standard NFT 50-205. It is fractionated by high
performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) on a silica
column (25cm × 4 mm). The HP device is equipped with a
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05 nm-254 nm UV detector. The eluent is an isooctane /
isopropanol mixture (99/1), the flow rate of which is 1.2 ml /
min. The duration of the analysis is 15 min, and the sterol
fraction recovered according to standard NF 12228 May 1999,
is evaporated to dryness. Sterols are transformed into silylated
derivatives (TMS) using
hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) and trimethylchlorosilane
TMCS), (9/1/1), (v / v / v). The pyridine evaporates to
a
mixture of pyridine,
(
dryness and the silylated derivative is diluted with 60 μl of
heptane or hexane. TMS sterols are analyzed by gas
chromatography (CPG) on an apolar column (Chroma pack)
(30m × 0.32mm, ID: 0.25 µm, phase: CPSIL8CB). The HP
Table 3: Results of acidity and peroxide index
Hewlett packard 6890 series GC system chromatograph is
equipped with a FID detector (T °: 300 °C). The carrier gas is
nitrogen and its flow rate is 1ml / min (P.E: 8.6 bar). The
analysis is carried out in temperature programming (200 °C up
to 270 °C with a speed of 10 °C / min and an isotherm at 270
N° sample
Acidity
0.84%
0.90%
0.7%
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Peroxide index meq O / kg
1
2
3
4
8
10
4
0.93%
10
°C for 35 min).
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.3 Determination of absorbance in ultraviolet
The specific extinction of olive oil was determined at 247
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Results and Discussion
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.1 The yield of the extraction
nm, 270 nm and 266 nm. In general, the values found vary
between 0.1410 to and 0.1650 to 270 nm. The specific
extinction of all the samples is lower (lower than 0.1757). It is
a virgin olive oil prepared cleanly from olive fruit. We found
that the specific extinction values of sample 4 prepared from
olive fruit by mechanical hot pressing have values higher than
sample 3 (same batch). From this result, it was concluded that
extraction by mechanical hot pressing can increase the
specific extinction values. This result clearly shows that there
is a formation of carbon-carbon bonds or carbon-oxygen
bonds in the form of secondary auto-oxidation products
during hot extraction. All of these compounds cause an
increase in absorption in the region between 225 nm and 325
From these results, since the temperature of the extraction
(50 °C) increases it is quite possible that the yield of the
extraction of the olive oil is higher. Consequently we found a
difference from 5 to 6 liters of olive oil in each 100 kg of olive
fruit if the extraction has been hot.
Table 2: The yield of olive oil as a function of the temperature
of the extraction
N° Sample
Oil yield in 100kg / liter
1
15
2
14
3
14
4
20
1
077