Table 2 Color parameters of olive oil from two sources and kept at three different temperatures for 60 days.

From: Evaluation of changes in the quality of extracted oil from olive fruits stored under different temperatures and time intervals

Index

Sample Codes

Days

1

20

40

60

L*

G20

20.00a

20.40a

ND

ND

G5

20.00a

20.35a

20.88a

21.78a

G-18

20.05a

20.18a

20.38b

20.65b

K20

20.05a

20.45a

ND

ND

K5

20.05a

20.38a

21.10a

21.80a

K-18

20.00a

20.18a

20.38b

20.70b

a*

G20

8.03a

8.07a

ND

ND

G5

8.02a

8.05a

8.07a

8.12a

G-18

8.02a

8.04a

8.05a

8.06b

K20

8.05a

8.09a

ND

ND

K5

8.05a

8.07a

8.07a

8.17a

K-18

8.06a

8.06a

8.07a

8.14a

b*

G20

1.13a

1.02a

ND

ND

G5

1.13a

1.03a

0.92a

0.82b

G-18

1.12a

1.05a

1.02a

0.96a

K20

1.12a

1.01a

ND

ND

K5

1.12a

0.99a

0.91a

0.75b

K-18

1.09a

1.03a

0.98a

0.92a

  1. ND: Not Defined. a,b Means within a column which are not followed by a common superscript letters are significantly different (P < 0.05).
  2. Gorgan olive at 20 °C (G20); Gorgan olive at 5 °C (G5); Gorgan olive at -18 °C (G-18); Kordkuy olive at 20 °C (K20); Kordkuy olive at 5 °C (K5); Kordkuy olive at −18 °C (K-18).