Squalene in virgin olive oil: Screening of variability in olive cultivars

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology

Volumn 118, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1250-1253

  Beltrán, Gabriel ^a   Bucheli, Maria E ^a   Aguilera, Maria P ^a,c   Belaj, Angjelina ^b   Jimenez, Antonio ^a  

^a IFAPA CENTRO EL TORUÑO   (Spain)

^b IFAPA CENTRO ALAMEDA DEL OBISPO   (Spain)

^c Centro Tecnológico del Olivar y del Aceite   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cultivar; Olea europaea L; Squalene; Virgin olive oil

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949599856     PISSN: 14387697     EISSN: 14389312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.201500295     Document Type: Article

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