TY  - JOUR 
AU  - Jiménez López, Cecilia
AU  - Carpena Rodríguez, María
AU  - Lourenço Lopes, Catarina
AU  - Gallardo Gomez, María
AU  - Lorenzo, Jose M.
AU  - Barba, Francisco J.
AU  - Prieto Lage, Miguel Angel
AU  - Simal Gándara, Jesús
PY  - 2020
SN  - 23048158
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/11093/1707
AB  - Background: Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) is responsible for a large part of many health benefits associated to Mediterranean diet as it is a fundamental ingredient of this diet. The peculiarities of this golden, highly valued product are in part due...
AB  - Methods: All these characteristics are key factors to EVOO quality, thus the chemical composition of these many health-promoting compounds, such as unsaturated fatty acids (which are also the major compounds, especially oleic acid), as well as minor...
AB  - Results: Due to the presence of all these compounds, the daily consumption of EVOO entails health benefits such as cardioprotective, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor properties or acting as regulator of the intestinal microbiota, among...
AB  - Conclusions: Taking all together, conserving EVOO chemical composition is essential to preserve its properties, so it is worth to control certain factors during storage like exposure to light, temperature, oxygen presence or the chosen packaging...
LA  - eng
PB  - Foods
TI  - Bioactive compounds and quality of extra virgin olive oil
DO  - 10.3390/foods9081014
ER  -