Abstract

The dataset contains data that validates a procedure for sensory certification of two, recently formulated, artificial olfactory reference materials (RMs) for winey-vinegary and rancid defects of virgin olive oil named “AV8” and “R6”, respectively. Specifically, a protocol for the suitability of RMs has been defined, shared, and applied by six sensory panels involved in the H2020 OLEUM project; it consisted of three steps: i) evaluation of representativeness of RMs (compared to actual samples) and of its intensity values (named “representativeness AV8_part 1 and “representativeness R6_part 1” in the dataset); ii) determination of the panels’ detection threshold (named “threshold AV8_part 2” and “threshold R6_part 2” in the dataset); and iii) evaluation of long-term stability (named “stability AV8_part 3” and “stability R6_part 3” in the dataset).