Independently of the harvest date,

Independently of the harvest date, acidity and peroxide val-ues (Table 1), which are the main parameters to be considered toevaluate an oil quality as a first step, stayed within the acceptedrange for VAO (SNIMA, 2003). We may note that acidity and oilcontent being stable, the considered April–July period is likelyto correspond to a later stage of ripening, at least regarding thekernel.