Seçmeler, ÖzgeÜstündağ, Özlem Güçlü2021-05-152021-05-1520190950-54231365-2621https://doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.14029https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12939/349Guclu Ustundag, Ozlem/0000-0002-0610-4893; Secmeler, Ozge/0000-0002-5348-2782The partitioning of predominant lipophilic olive bioactives (squalene, beta-sitosterol and alpha-tocopherol) in olive oil processing was studied for the first time using common integrated olive milling plant. 7% of the oil and 5% of the squalene present in the olives was lost in the last pomace. beta-sitosterol and alpha-tocopherol, which are mainly concentrated in the seed of the olive fruit, was recovered in virgin olive oil to a lesser extent (66%, 67%) while 10% were lost in last pomace. Thus, the loss of beta-sitosterol and alpha-tocopherol was higher than that of squalene and oil, due to nonrecovered bound forms. 19% of the alpha-tocopherol and 21% of the beta-sitosterol loss was unaccounted for, which can be attributed to degradation of alpha-tocopherol and incomplete recovery of sterols from the olive and pomace matrices. This study provides a basis for process development studies.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessOlive OilPomaceSqualeneAlpha-TocopherolBeta-SitosterolArticle10.1111/ijfs.14029545160916162-s2.0-85056891638Q1WOS:000465438400019Q2