Elenolic acid explained

Elenolic acid is a component of olive oil, olive infusion and olive leaf extract. It can be considered as a marker for maturation of olives.[1]

Oleuropein, a chemical compound found in olive leaf from the olive tree, together with other closely related compounds such as 10-hydroxyoleuropein, ligstroside and 10-hydroxyligstroside, are tyrosol esters of elenolic acid.

References

  1. Esti . M . Cinquanta . L . La Notte . E . Phenolic Compounds in Different Olive Varieties . Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry . 46 . 1 . 32–35 . 1998 . 10554192 . 10.1021/jf970391+.