A Full Technological Traceability System for Extra Virgin Olive Oil

The traceability of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) could guarantee the authenticity of the product and the protection of the consumer if it is part of a system able to certify the traceability information. The purpose of this paper was to propose and apply a complete electronic traceability prototype...

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Main Authors: Simona Violino, Federico Pallottino, Giulio Sperandio, Simone Figorilli, Luciano Ortenzi, Francesco Tocci, Simone Vasta, Giancarlo Imperi, Corrado Costa
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/9/5/624
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spelling doaj-016d123ba3f24ff49146caded05862e82020-11-25T03:28:16ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582020-05-01962462410.3390/foods9050624A Full Technological Traceability System for Extra Virgin Olive OilSimona Violino0Federico Pallottino1Giulio Sperandio2Simone Figorilli3Luciano Ortenzi4Francesco Tocci5Simone Vasta6Giancarlo Imperi7Corrado Costa8Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria (CREA)—Centro di Ricerca Ingegneria e Trasformazioni Agroalimentari, Via della Pascolare 16, 00015 Monterotondo (Rome), ItalyConsiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria (CREA)—Centro di Ricerca Ingegneria e Trasformazioni Agroalimentari, Via della Pascolare 16, 00015 Monterotondo (Rome), ItalyConsiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria (CREA)—Centro di Ricerca Ingegneria e Trasformazioni Agroalimentari, Via della Pascolare 16, 00015 Monterotondo (Rome), ItalyConsiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria (CREA)—Centro di Ricerca Ingegneria e Trasformazioni Agroalimentari, Via della Pascolare 16, 00015 Monterotondo (Rome), ItalyConsiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria (CREA)—Centro di Ricerca Ingegneria e Trasformazioni Agroalimentari, Via della Pascolare 16, 00015 Monterotondo (Rome), ItalyConsiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria (CREA)—Centro di Ricerca Ingegneria e Trasformazioni Agroalimentari, Via della Pascolare 16, 00015 Monterotondo (Rome), ItalyConsiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria (CREA)—Centro di Ricerca Ingegneria e Trasformazioni Agroalimentari, Via della Pascolare 16, 00015 Monterotondo (Rome), ItalyConsiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria (CREA)—Centro di Ricerca Ingegneria e Trasformazioni Agroalimentari, Via della Pascolare 16, 00015 Monterotondo (Rome), ItalyConsiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria (CREA)—Centro di Ricerca Ingegneria e Trasformazioni Agroalimentari, Via della Pascolare 16, 00015 Monterotondo (Rome), ItalyThe traceability of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) could guarantee the authenticity of the product and the protection of the consumer if it is part of a system able to certify the traceability information. The purpose of this paper was to propose and apply a complete electronic traceability prototype along the entire EVOO production chain of a small Italian farm and to verify its economic sustainability. The full traceability of the EVOO extracted from 33 olive trees from three different cultivars (Carboncella, Frantoio and Leccino) was considered. The technological traceability system (TTS; infotracing) consists of several open source devices (based on radio frequency identification (RFID) and QR code technologies) able to track the EVOO from the standing olive tree to the final consumer. The infotracing system was composed of a dedicated open source app and was designed for easy blockchain integration. In addition, an economic analysis of the proposed TTS, with reference to the semi-mechanized olive harvesting process, was conducted. The results showed that the incidence of the TTS application on the whole production varies between 3% and 15.5%, (production from 5 to 60 kg tree<sup>−1</sup>). The application at the consortium level with mechanized harvesting is fully sustainable in economic terms. The proposed TTS could not only provide guarantees to the final consumer but could also direct the farmer towards precision farming management.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/9/5/624EVOOsupply chainRFIDinfotracingblockchainArduino
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author Simona Violino
Federico Pallottino
Giulio Sperandio
Simone Figorilli
Luciano Ortenzi
Francesco Tocci
Simone Vasta
Giancarlo Imperi
Corrado Costa
spellingShingle Simona Violino
Federico Pallottino
Giulio Sperandio
Simone Figorilli
Luciano Ortenzi
Francesco Tocci
Simone Vasta
Giancarlo Imperi
Corrado Costa
A Full Technological Traceability System for Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Foods
EVOO
supply chain
RFID
infotracing
blockchain
Arduino
author_facet Simona Violino
Federico Pallottino
Giulio Sperandio
Simone Figorilli
Luciano Ortenzi
Francesco Tocci
Simone Vasta
Giancarlo Imperi
Corrado Costa
author_sort Simona Violino
title A Full Technological Traceability System for Extra Virgin Olive Oil
title_short A Full Technological Traceability System for Extra Virgin Olive Oil
title_full A Full Technological Traceability System for Extra Virgin Olive Oil
title_fullStr A Full Technological Traceability System for Extra Virgin Olive Oil
title_full_unstemmed A Full Technological Traceability System for Extra Virgin Olive Oil
title_sort full technological traceability system for extra virgin olive oil
publisher MDPI AG
series Foods
issn 2304-8158
publishDate 2020-05-01
description The traceability of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) could guarantee the authenticity of the product and the protection of the consumer if it is part of a system able to certify the traceability information. The purpose of this paper was to propose and apply a complete electronic traceability prototype along the entire EVOO production chain of a small Italian farm and to verify its economic sustainability. The full traceability of the EVOO extracted from 33 olive trees from three different cultivars (Carboncella, Frantoio and Leccino) was considered. The technological traceability system (TTS; infotracing) consists of several open source devices (based on radio frequency identification (RFID) and QR code technologies) able to track the EVOO from the standing olive tree to the final consumer. The infotracing system was composed of a dedicated open source app and was designed for easy blockchain integration. In addition, an economic analysis of the proposed TTS, with reference to the semi-mechanized olive harvesting process, was conducted. The results showed that the incidence of the TTS application on the whole production varies between 3% and 15.5%, (production from 5 to 60 kg tree<sup>−1</sup>). The application at the consortium level with mechanized harvesting is fully sustainable in economic terms. The proposed TTS could not only provide guarantees to the final consumer but could also direct the farmer towards precision farming management.
topic EVOO
supply chain
RFID
infotracing
blockchain
Arduino
url https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/9/5/624
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