GARCÍA-MARTÍN , Juan Francisco

Olive oil industry is one of the most important industries in the world. Currently, the land devoted to olive-tree cultivation around the world is ca. 11 106 ha, which produces more than 20 106 t olives per year. Most of these olives are destined to the production of olive oils. The main by-products of the olive oil industry are...

The analysis of the physico-chemical parameters of quality of olive oil is still carried out in laboratories using chemicals and generating waste, which is relatively costly and time-consuming. Among the various alternatives for the online or on-site measurement of these parameters, the available literature highlights the use of near-infrared...

The effects of continuous and intermittent (simulating a day-night cycle) exposure to ozone enriched atmosphere (from 1.6 to 60 mg kg−1) at 5 °C for 28 d and subsequent shelf life at 20 °C for 15 d on six citrus varieties (two mandarins: Fortune and Ortanique; and four oranges: Navelate, Lanelate, Salustiana and Valencia) were investigated. In...