Composition en stérols des huiles extraites d'olives de cultivars de la province de Reggio Calabria (Sud d'Italie) | [Sterol composition of oils extracted from olives cultivars of the province of Reggio Calabria (South of Italy)]

The plain of Gioia Tauro is located on the Tyrrhenian coast of Reggio Calabria Province, South of Italy. Ten Italian cultivars (Three autochtonous cultivars from the Calabria Region: Cassanese, Ottobratica and Sinopolese and seven allochtonous cultivars: Coratina, Itrana, Leccino, Nocellara messinese, Nociara, Pendolino and Picholine) were grown in this plain and were destined for Olive oil extraction. Harvesting was done every 15 days throughout the olive season for three successive years. The purpose of this study is to highlight the sterol composition of different cultivars and the influence of harvest date to different sterol compounds.