The Organization of Consumers and Users confirms the improvement in the quality of Spanish EVOOs on the shelves

The Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) has announced the results of its sixth edition of oil analysis, reporting that all 23 extra virgin olive oils tested meet the extra virgin quality standards, a first in the organization's history. The analysis ensures the absence of fraud and adherence to strict quality criteria, including low acidity and superior sensory characteristics. Notably, five out of the top ten extra virgin olive oils identified are white label brands, offering lower prices than premium labels. This development could potentially stimulate olive oil consumption, which had previously declined by 24%.

Olimerca.- For another year, and now in its sixth edition, the Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) has just released a new analysis of 23 widely consumed oils analyzed and which for the first time meet the requirements to be classified as extra virgin and are of good quality, some are even excellent. In this latest analysis of 23 products, all have proven to be quality extra virgin, unlike previous comparative studies (carried out in 2007, 2012, 2018 and 2021) in which the existence of fraud in several oils that did not meet the requirements of the extra commercial category was reported. The tests to which the extra virgin olive oils have been subjected have not changed with respect to the studies of previous years. Firstly, in a specialized laboratory it has been verified that all the products are oils made from olives and that there is no mixture of sunflower seeds or other oils, not even refined olive oils. For virgin olive oil (oil extracted from olives using only ...