How to spot FAKE Olive Oil | 7 science-backed tips

Fake Olive Oil has become an epidemic. Here’s how to dodge the frauds and find a quality oil.

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References:
Forbes:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ceciliarodriguez/2016/02/10/the-olive-oil-scam-if-80-is-fake-why-do-you-keep-buying-it/

More on Olive oil fraud:
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2024/01/15/olive-oil-scams-are-proliferating-how-do-you-spot-a-fake-extra-virgin
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/29/olive-oil-fraud-mislabelling-cases-record-high-eu
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/11/europe/italy-olive-oil-seizure-scli-intl/index.html
https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2024-07-20/18000-litres-of-fake-olive-oil-seized/90765
https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2023/12/04/olive-oil-mafia-which-sold-fake-extra-virgin-shipments-abroad-is-exposed-following-raids-in-spain-and-italy/

More label-reading tips:
https://www.favuzzi.com/en/article/how-to-read-the-label-on-a-bottle-of-high-quality-evoo

Polyphenols & health benefits:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5877547/

Olive oil authenticity tests:
https://nclnet.org/evoo/
https://olivecenter.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/files/dgvnsk14776/files/media/documents/report2011three_0.pdf

Olive Oil Times article:
https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/business/europe/details-emerge-in-seizure-of-counterfeit-olive-oil-in-puglia/132979

Mafia:
https://www.reuters.com/article/world/italian-police-break-mafia-ring-exporting-fake-olive-oil-to-us-idUSKBN1602BC/
https://therealfood.org/2023/11/28/the-infiltration-of-the-mafia-in-the-extra-virgin-olive-oil-industry-a-closer-look/

Financial Times article:
https://www.ft.com/content/73de228c-e098-11e8-8e70-5e22a430c1ad

Lists of certified Oils:
https://cooc.com/certified-oils/year/2023/
https://www.aboutoliveoil.org/78-certified-pure-and-authentic-olive-oils

Consumer Reports´ general ranking:
https://www.consumerreports.org/health/cooking-oils/how-to-choose-a-good-extra-virgin-olive-oil-a8557720032/

Consumer Reports´ Trader Joe´s ranking:
https://www.consumerreports.org/health/cooking-oils/best-extra-virgin-olive-oils-at-trader-joes-a5045905651/

Sicilian oil at Aldi’s:
https://shop.aldi.us/store/aldi/products/18649427-specially-selected-sicilian-extra-virgin-olive-oil-16-9-fl-oz

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0:00 Olive oil fraud
1:06 Origin
3:39 Harvest date
4:23 Packaging
4:36 Wording & Marketing
5:57 Virgin or not
7:14 Mafia
8:35 Certification
9:45 Rankings & Prices
10:59 Taste testing
11:45 Storage Strats

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