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  • Food Science
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Chemical Engineering

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  • The smoke point of edible oils is crucial for high-temperature applications but is difficult to measure accurately.
  • Current methods rely on subjective visual assessment, limiting their reliability for industrial and culinary uses.
  • Understanding the link between oil composition and smoke point is essential for quality control.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically evaluate how chemical attributes of virgin olive oils affect their smoke point.
  • To develop predictive models for estimating smoke point based on oil composition.
  • To overcome the limitations of direct smoke point measurement.

Main Methods:

  • Characterization of 48 virgin olive oil samples.
  • Application of multivariate modeling to identify key chemical predictors.
  • Development of predictive models using Partial Least Squares (PLS) and Gaussian Process Regression (GPR).

Main Results:

  • Free fatty acid content was the primary determinant, showing an inverse relationship with smoke point.
  • Saturated fatty acids and oxidative stability positively correlated with smoke point.
  • PLS and GPR models accurately predicted smoke point using routine quality parameters.

Conclusions:

  • Chemical composition, particularly free fatty acid content, can reliably predict virgin olive oil smoke point.
  • Predictive models offer a practical alternative to direct smoke point measurement.
  • These findings enhance quality control and oil selection for high-temperature applications.