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Olive trees produce bitter-tasting fruit due to oleuropein concentration
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Is it true that olive trees produce bitter-tasting fruit due to oleuropein concentration?
Yes. Olive fruit is naturally bitter and astringent due to the presence of the phenolic compound oleuropein.
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Wikipedia: Oleuropein. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleuropein
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Wikipedia: Olive. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive
Identifies oleuropein as the main phenol in olives contributing to their organoleptic properties.
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Ortega-García, F., Blanco, S., Peinado, M., & Peragón, J. (2021). Polyphenol oxidase and oleuropein in olives and their changes during olive ripening. peer-reviewed literature. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-374420-3.00025-5
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