BREAKING: 738.4 TOTAL Biophenol Content as Measured by the Most Proficient Lab in the World!!!
Our lovely, robust California Kalamata came in at a whopping 738.4 Biophenol Content!
Very impressive... but here's where we are
completely floored, its Oleocanthal composition, the pungent and extremely healthful component which imparts important anti-inflammatory action, comprises a whopping 367.7 parts!!! We have never seen a higher Oleocanthal quotient. Dr. Selena Wang, the leading olive oil chemist and researcher at UC Davis is currently conducting studies on the impact of Oleocanthal on human health. She will be going into further detail at the upcoming Olive Oil Sensory Education Course at UC Davis. We have just a handful of tickets left. Click the link below if you are interested in attending. Read more below to learn about the new science of measuring Total Biophenol Content.
We finally have the biophenol content on the new CA Kalamata EVOO ! We are pleased to
announce that our CA Kalamata has a total “biophenol” content of 738.4. This newer method takes a bit longer so
thank you for your patience. In the past, we’ve utilized total phenolic content
as reported in caffeic equivalents but now we’ve decided that breaking down each
individual biophenol gives
us a better understanding of the specific health and sensory properties
of each evoo. For example: in running
the biophenol profile on this CA Kalamata we can see that the Oleocanthal, the
pungent and very healthful component which has important anti-inflammatory
action, comprises a whopping 367.7 of the
738.4 (total). Based on results of other oils, this is about 4x the amount of
some of the higher oleocanthal content, we’ve measured so far. There are more
than 20 different biophenols in evoo and we have the breakdown of each of
these. If you are interested ion the entire profile of each oil, please email
Leah. “Several important biological
properties (antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, chemopreventative and anti-cancer)
and the characteristic pungent and bitter taste properties have been attributed
to evoo phenols” –Leandro Ravetti, Technical
Director Of Boundary Bend. If you are interested in the phenolic total
utilizing the customary caffeic equivalents, please email Leah: maindesk@evoliveoil.com. Going
forward we will be publishing only the biophenol content on the price list and
fusti tags avoid confusion. We will be
publishing more on this method, including the process itself, soon.
