Physicochemical characteristics of monovarietal olive oil produced at Beni Tajjit, South-West of the region of eastern Morocco

Abstract

This work aims to initiate a study on the quality of olive oil produced at the area of Beni Tajjit located in the south-west of eastern Morocco. Twenty olive cultivars were the subject of this study and some of their oil physicochemical characteristics were determined. The hierarchical analysis, taking into account the values of six physicochemical parameters considered as the most discriminating, reveals the potential existence of nine groups of olive oils of which three belong to the extra virgin category, one to the current category and five to the lampante category.