Biophenols in olive oil are natural chemical compounds with antioxidant properties that offer numerous health benefits. These compounds include simple phenols, such as tyrosol and hydroxytyrosol, and complex phenolic compounds such as oleuropein and ligustroside.
An important indicator of oil quality and its health benefits is the concentration of these compounds in olive oil. Their concentration can be mainly influenced by:
The Centro Analisi CAIM laboratory – a Tentamus company, accredited for this determination with the official COI method, aimed to improve customer service in terms of quality and speed of analysis. They have optimized the method by enhancing instrumental efficiency using a system that can work at higher pressures (UPLC, ultra-pressure liquid chromatography) and by employing a dedicated chromatographic column with improved performance characteristics.
Through this new configuration, the laboratory has managed to decrease the analysis time from 85 minutes to 25 minutes per sample while maintaining compliance with the official method and ensuring the required quality standards through participation in national and international proficiency tests.
About Centro Analisi CAIM:
Over 40 years, Centro Analisi CAIM is specialized in wine analysis on national territory; thanks to highly qualified staff and the use of state-of-the-art instruments, Centro Analisi CAIM provides to the market high quality service and fast response times.
In addition to specialized analysis on grapes, musts, wines and cork stoppers, the laboratory carries out analysis on olive oil, waste waters and agronomic soils.
An important indicator of oil quality and its health benefits is the concentration of these compounds in olive oil. Their concentration can be mainly influenced by:
- The quality of the extraction process;
- The variety of olives used;
- The degree of ripeness of the olives;
- The storage method and freshness of the product.
The Centro Analisi CAIM laboratory – a Tentamus company, accredited for this determination with the official COI method, aimed to improve customer service in terms of quality and speed of analysis. They have optimized the method by enhancing instrumental efficiency using a system that can work at higher pressures (UPLC, ultra-pressure liquid chromatography) and by employing a dedicated chromatographic column with improved performance characteristics.
Through this new configuration, the laboratory has managed to decrease the analysis time from 85 minutes to 25 minutes per sample while maintaining compliance with the official method and ensuring the required quality standards through participation in national and international proficiency tests.
About Centro Analisi CAIM:
Over 40 years, Centro Analisi CAIM is specialized in wine analysis on national territory; thanks to highly qualified staff and the use of state-of-the-art instruments, Centro Analisi CAIM provides to the market high quality service and fast response times.
In addition to specialized analysis on grapes, musts, wines and cork stoppers, the laboratory carries out analysis on olive oil, waste waters and agronomic soils.
