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The distribution of the fat percentage also shows a double peak:
 
The distribution of the fat percentage also shows a double peak:
 
[[File:OliveOilsFatDistribution20201216.jpg|thumb|center|Fat distribution of olive oils (16 dec 2020)]]
 
[[File:OliveOilsFatDistribution20201216.jpg|thumb|center|Fat distribution of olive oils (16 dec 2020)]]
This seems more strange. You would expect that an oil consists of 100% fat, or maybe a bit less if there are impurities. The other peak lies around the 91%, very much like the specific gravity of 0.911.
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This distribution seems more strange. You would expect that an oil consists of 100% fat, or maybe a bit less if there are impurities. The other peak lies around the 91%, very much like the specific gravity of 0.911.
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Conclusion is that some producers report their nutritional values per 100g, some per 100ml and some use the canonical value of 100% (2193 products). A few product have values close to 100%, which seems most honest.
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Conclusion is that some producers report their nutritional values per 100g, some per 100ml and some use the canonical value of 100% (2193 products). A few product have values just below 100%, which seems the most honest.
    
If we have a look at the 100ml sample:
 
If we have a look at the 100ml sample:
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