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Table 1 Agronomic indices of olives during maturation

From: Effect of proteolytic activities in combination with the pectolytic activities on extractability of the fat and phenolic compounds from olives

Harvest date

18 Oct. 2013

04 Nov. 2013

20 Nov. 2013

06 Déc. 2013

20 Déc. 2013

Weight of 100 drupes (g)

309 ± 11.4

327 ± 8.4

364 ± 7.6

399 ± 7.9

439 ± 8.2

Diameter (cm)

3.6 ± 0.8

3.62 ± 0.8

3.63 ± 0.7

3.96 ± 0.8

4.32 ± 0.7

Humidity (%)

63.8 ± 0.2

63 ± 0.9

63 ± 0.9

58 ± 0.7

51 ± 0.4

Olive oil content (g/100 g olive flesh)

2.5 ± 0.1

3.2 ± 0.24

3.7 ± 0.3

7.1 ± 0.2

14.4 ± 0.3

Oil content extracted (g/100 g olive flesh)

0.62 ± 0.1

1.13 ± 0.1

2.7 ± 0.1

5.43 ± 0.3

12.13 ± 0.2

% of oil diffusions/total content

25.1 ± 1

35.6 ± 1.6

72.3 ± 1.2

76.5 ± 4.4

84.2 ± 1.1

Content of PC in olive flesh (mg/g)

73.7 ± 1.3

77.2 ± 6.7

58.4 ± 1.8

58.9 ± 2.4

66.4 ± 6.8

PC concentration of oil (%)

0.9 ± 0.04

0.6 ± 0.04

0.53 ± 0.05

0.4 ± 0.02

0.3 ± 0.05