Interfacial Concentrations of Hydroxytyrosol and its Lipophilic Esters in Intact Olive Oil-in-Water Emulsions. Effects of Antioxidant Hydrophobicity, Surfactant Concentration and the Oil to Water Ratio on the Oxidative Stability of the Emulsions

We determined the interfacial molarities of the antioxidants, AOs, hydroxytyrosol (HT), and HT fatty acid esters with chain lengths of 1 to 16 carbons in intact olive oil/water/Tween 20 emulsions. The results were compared with chain length effects on the oxidative stability of the same emulsions, and a direct correlation was established [...]

Distribution of Hydroxytyrosol and Hydroxytyrosol Acetate in Olive Oil Emulsions and Their Antioxidant Efficiency

We employed a kinetic method to determine the distributions of the antioxidants hydroxytyrosol (HT) and hydroxytyrosol acetate (HTA) between the oil, aqueous, and interfacial regions of a model food emulsion composed of stripped olive oil, acidic water, and a blend of Tween 80 and Span 80 [hydrophilic–lipophilic balance (HLB) = 8.05] as an emulsifier [...]