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- The study focused on extracting valuable phenolic compounds (oleacein and oleocanthal) from low-quality lampante olive oil (LOO), usually discarded or refined due to low commercial value.
- A new, quicker extraction method using a specific acidified methanol-water mixture was developed and compared with a conventional extraction method, showing a 14% higher yield for oleacein, while results for oleocanthal remained similar.
- Additional experiments using deep eutectic solvents demonstrated even greater efficiency for extracting both compounds, suggesting that LOO can serve as a cost-effective resource for bioactive substances.
Article Abstract
The aim of this work was to recover phenolic compounds such as oleacein and oleocanthal from low commercial value olive oils destined for refining [lampante olive oil (LOO)]. For this, the ability of three extraction systems of phenols from oils was evaluated. A new quick and simple extraction method (NM) for obtaining phenols was developed, consisting of the acidified mixture MeOH/HO (50:50) (v/v) 0.1% formic acid, and it was compared to a conventional method (CM) widely used for the analytical determination of phenolic compounds in olive oil using MeOH: HO (80:20) (v/v). NM showed a higher yield for the extraction of oleacein with an increase of 14% compared to CM; no significant differences were observed in the extraction of oleocanthal between the two methods. The third method, using two formulations of deep eutectic solvents (DESs) based on ChCl, showed higher extractive efficiency for the two secoiridoids than CM and NM when DES consisted of ChCl and xylitol. On the other hand, the concentrations of oleacein and oleocanthal were determined in 14 samples of blended oils that were previously classified as extra virgin olive oil and LOO according to EU regulation. LOO contained amounts up to 109.89 and 140.16 mg/kg of oleacein and oleocanthal, respectively. Oleacein (>98%) and oleocanthal (>95%) were successfully recovered from phenolic extracts obtained from LOO oils through chromatographic separation and purification by semipreparative high-performance liquid chromatography. Therefore, these low-quality oils are an inexpensive source of bioactive substances.
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