增加消费者对顶级橄榄油品质信心的方法

摘要

由消费拉动的高级橄榄油市场的快速增长导致了消费者信任度下降,而伪劣产品也导致了部分的经济损失。针对这个问题,美国农业部（USDA）最近发布了60年来橄榄油标准的首次改变。执行这些非强制性标准耗时且花费不菲,同时一般需要实验室的分析。本文描述了如何利用分光光度计/荧光计方法保障产品的最高品级。该方法无需样品预处理,价格低廉,仅需少量培训。%A rapidly growing consumer-driven market for premium olive oils has led to low consumer confidence and financial losses due to counterfeit products.In response,the USDA recently released the first change in olive oil standards in over 60 years.Compliance with these voluntary standards is time consuming,costly,and generally requires analysis in a laboratory.This article describes how spectrophotometric/fluorometric methods can help ensure the highest grade of product,requiring no sample preparation,minimal training,and low cost.