Fabio Grillo Spina

Mr. Fabio Grillo Spina


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Academic Career Length

3Years (2024-Present)

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16 July 2024 in Foods
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Michele SavoiaMichele Savoia
Michele Savoia
Isabella MascioIsabella Mascio
Isabella Mascio
Monica Marilena MiazziMonica Marilena Miazzi
Monica Marilena Miazzi
CGClaudio De Giovanni
Claudio De Giovanni
FSFabio Grillo Spina
Fabio Grillo Spina
Cinzia  Montemurro Cinzia Montemurro
Cinzia Montemurro
Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) is a precious and healthy ingredient of Mediterranean cuisine. Due to its high nutritional value, the interest of consumers in the composition of EVOO is constantly increasing, making it a product particularly exposed to fraud. Therefore, there is a need to properly valorize high-quality EVOO and protect it from fraudulent manipulations to safeguard consumer choices. In our study, we used a straightforward and easy method to assess the molecular traceability of 28 commercial EVOO samples based on the use of SSR molecular markers. A lack of correspondence between the declared origin of the samples and the actual origin of the detected varieties was observed, suggesting possible adulteration. This result was supported by the identification of private alleles based on a large collection of national and international olive varieties and the search for them in the molecular profile of the analyzed samples. We demonstrated that the proposed method is a rapid and straightforward approach for identifying the composition of an oil sample and verifying the correspondence between the origin of olives declared on the label and that of the actual detected varieties, allowing the detection of possible adulterations.