Difference between revisions of "Category/Olive oils"
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Products that contain mainly olive oil: | Products that contain mainly olive oil: | ||
| − | * [https://world.openfoodfacts.org/category/olive-oil-sprays Olive oil sprays] | + | * [https://world.openfoodfacts.org/category/olive-oil-sprays Olive oil sprays]; |
| − | * [https://world.openfoodfacts.org/category/flavoured-olive-oils Flavoured olive oils] have extra ingredients | + | * [https://world.openfoodfacts.org/category/flavoured-olive-oils Flavoured olive oils] have extra ingredients; |
| + | * Vegetable oil mixes if more than one oil type has been used; | ||
== Ingredients == | == Ingredients == | ||
Revision as of 08:47, 13 May 2023
Categories
Supercategories
The olive oils fit in a hierarchy of categories:
Subcategories
The olive oils can be subdivided based on the level of processing, the origin of the olive oil or added ingredients:
Processing level
- Olive pomace oils(0.3% of the olive oils);
- Refined olive oils(0.2% of the olive oils);
- Virgin olive oils(83% of the olive oils);
- Extra virgin olive oils(81% of the olive oils);
- Olive oil mixes for products that combine multiple processing levels;
Origin
The products contain olive oils from a specific country or region (PDO)
Related
Products that contain mainly olive oil:
- Flavoured olive oils have extra ingredients;
- Vegetable oil mixes if more than one oil type has been used;
Ingredients
Required ingredients
There should be only one ingredient:
It is possible to combine different grades of olive oil.
Optional ingredients
There are no optional ingredients.
Disallowed ingredients
Any additional ingredients, for example to create Olive oil sprays or Flavoured olive oils, indicate that the product must be taken out of the Olive oils category.
Production process/labels
The most important labels:
Nutritional information
It seems that some producers do not actually measure the nutritional values, but use canonical values. The nutritional values can be presented per 100g or per 100ml.
| per 100 g/ml | min | 10% | 90% | max | Canonical |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (kJ) | 3330 | 3350 | 3770 | 4100 | 3700 |
| Energy(kcal) | 900 | ||||
| Fat | 100 | ||||
| Saturated fat | 14 | ||||
| Monounsaturated fat | |||||
| Polyunsaturated fat | |||||
| Carbohydrates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sugars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fiber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proteins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Salt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 0 | 12 | 27 | 57 | |
| Vitamin A (µg) | 0 | 900 | |||
| Fruit | 100 | 100 |
| per 100 ml | 10% | 90% | Canonical |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (kJ) | 3700 | ||
| Energy(kcal) | 900 | ||
| Fat | 92 | ||
| Saturated fat | 12 | ||
| Monounsaturated fat | |||
| Polyunsaturated fat | |||
| Carbohydrates | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sugars | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fiber | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Proteins | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salt | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | |||
| Fruit | 100 | 100 |
How accurate are the zero values? Some olive oils suggest that there are measurable values of carbohydrates, proteins and salt.
Nutriscore
Nutriscore C with nutritional values between -5 and -3.