| Description |
xi, 268 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
The culture of the olive tree (Mediterranean world) / Aikaterini Polymerou-Kamilakis -- Characteristics of the olive tree and olive fruit / Dimitrios Boskou -- Olive oil composition / Dimitrios Boskou, Georgios Blekas, Maria Z. Tsimidou -- Polar phenolic compounds / Dimitrios Boskou, Maria Z. Tsimidou, Georgios Blekas -- Olive oil extraction / Christos Petrakis -- Treatments and modifications / Dimitrios Boskou -- Storage and packing / Dimitrios Boskou -- Olive oil quality / Maria Z. Tsimidou -- Analysis and authentication / F. Angerosa, C. Campestre, L. Giansante -- Healthful properties of olive oil minor components / Francesco Visioli, Paola Bogani, and Claudio Galli -- Culinary applications / Dimitrios Boskou -- Olive oil in the world market / Vassilis Zampounis |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Olive oil.
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| Author |
Boskou, Dimitrios.
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American Oil Chemists' Society.
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| LC no. |
2006001762 |
| ISBN |
189399788X (alk. paper) |
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978189399788 (alk. paper) |
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