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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91Show full title
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 of 11 July 1991 on the characteristics of olive oil and olive-residue oil and on the relevant methods of analysis
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[F1ANNEX I U.K. OLIVE OIL CHARACTERISTICS
Textual Amendments
Quality characteristics U.K.
| a The median of defect may be less than or equal to 3,5 when the fruity median is equal to 0,0. | ||||||||
| Category | Acidity (%) (*) | Peroxide value (mEq O 2 /kg) | K 232 | K 268 or K 270 | Delta-K | Organoleptic evaluation | Fatty acid ethyl esters (mg/kg) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median of defect (Md) (*) | Fruity median (Mf) | |||||||
1. Extra virgin olive oil | ≤ 0,80 | ≤ 20,0 | ≤ 2,50 | ≤ 0,22 | ≤ 0,01 | Md = 0,0 | Mf > 0,0 | ≤ 35 |
2. Virgin olive oil | ≤ 2,0 | ≤ 20,0 | ≤ 2,60 | ≤ 0,25 | ≤ 0,01 | Md ≤ 3,5 | Mf > 0,0 | — |
3. Lampante olive oil | > 2,0 | — | — | — | — | Md > 3,5 a | — | — |
4. Refined olive oil | ≤ 0,30 | ≤ 5,0 | — | ≤ 1,25 | ≤ 0,16 | — | — | |
5. Olive oil composed of refined olive oil and virgin olive oils | ≤ 1,00 | ≤ 15,0 | — | ≤ 1,15 | ≤ 0,15 | — | — | |
6. Crude olive-pomace oil | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7. Refined olive-pomace oil | ≤ 0,30 | ≤ 5,0 | — | ≤ 2,00 | ≤ 0,20 | — | — | |
8. Olive-pomace oil | ≤ 1,00 | ≤ 15,0 | — | ≤ 1,70 | ≤ 0,18 | — | — | |
Purity characteristics U.K.
| a Other fatty acids content (%): palmitic: 7,50-20,00; palmitoleic: 0,30-3,50; heptadecanoic: ≤ 0,40; heptadecenoic ≤ 0,60; stearic: 0,50-5,00; oleic: 55,00- 83,00; linoleic: 2,50-21,00. | |||||||||||
| b Total isomers which could (or could not) be separated by capillary column. | |||||||||||
| Category | Fatty acid composition a | Total transoleic isomers (%) | Total trans- linoleic + translinolenic isomers (%) | Stigmasta- dienes (mg/kg) b | Difference: ECN42 (HPLC) and ECN42 (theoretical calculation) | 2-glyceryl monopalmitate (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myristic (%) | Linolenic (%) | Arachidic (%) | Eicosenoic (%) | Behenic (%) | Lignoceric (%) | ||||||
1. Extra virgin olive oil | ≤ 0,03 | ≤ 1,00 | ≤ 0,60 | ≤ 0,50 | ≤ 0,20 | ≤ 0,20 | ≤ 0,05 | ≤ 0,05 | ≤ 0,05 | ≤ |0,20| | ≤ 0,9 if total palmitic acid % ≤ 14,00 % |
| ≤ 1,0 if total palmitic acid % > 14,00 % | |||||||||||
2. Virgin olive oil | ≤ 0,03 | ≤ 1,00 | ≤ 0,60 | ≤ 0,50 | ≤ 0,20 | ≤ 0,20 | ≤ 0,05 | ≤ 0,05 | ≤ 0,05 | ≤ |0,20| | ≤ 0,9 if total palmitic acid % ≤ 14,00 % |
| ≤ 1,0 if total palmitic acid % > 14,00 % | |||||||||||
3. Lampante olive oil | ≤ 0,03 | ≤ 1,00 | ≤ 0,60 | ≤ 0,50 | ≤ 0,20 | ≤ 0,20 | ≤ 0,10 | ≤ 0,10 | ≤ 0,50 | ≤ |0,30| | ≤ 0,9 if total palmitic acid % ≤ 14,00 % |
| ≤ 1,1 if total palmitic acid % > 14,00 % | |||||||||||
4. Refined olive oil | ≤ 0,03 | ≤ 1,00 | ≤ 0,60 | ≤ 0,50 | ≤ 0,20 | ≤ 0,20 | ≤ 0,20 | ≤ 0,30 | — | ≤|0,30| | ≤ 0,9 if total palmitic acid % ≤ 14,00 % |
| ≤ 1,1 if total palmitic acid % > 14,00 % | |||||||||||
5. Olive oil composed of refined olive oil and virgin olive oils | ≤ 0,03 | ≤ 1,00 | ≤ 0,60 | ≤ 0,50 | ≤ 0,20 | ≤ 0,20 | ≤ 0,20 | ≤ 0,30 | — | ≤ |0,30| | ≤ 0,9 if total palmitic acid % ≤ 14,00 % |
| ≤ 1,0 if total palmitic acid % > 14,00 % | |||||||||||
6. Crude olive-pomace oil | ≤ 0,03 | ≤ 1,00 | ≤ 0,60 | ≤ 0,50 | ≤ 0,30 | ≤ 0,20 | ≤ 0,20 | ≤ 0,10 | — | ≤ |0,60| | ≤ 1,4 |
7. Refined olive-pomace oil | ≤ 0,03 | ≤ 1,00 | ≤ 0,60 | ≤ 0,50 | ≤ 0,30 | ≤ 0,20 | ≤ 0,40 | ≤ 0,35 | — | ≤ |0,50| | ≤ 1,4 |
8. Olive-pomace oil | ≤ 0,03 | ≤ 1,00 | ≤ 0,60 | ≤ 0,50 | ≤ 0,30 | ≤ 0,20 | ≤ 0,40 | ≤ 0,35 | — | ≤ |0,50| | ≤ 1,2 |
| a See the Appendix to this Annex. | |||||||||
| b App β-sitosterol: Delta-5,23-stigmastadienol+clerosterol+beta-sitosterol+sitostanol+delta-5-avenasterol+delta-5,24-stigmastadienol. | |||||||||
| c Oils with a wax content of between 300 mg/kg and 350 mg/kg are considered to be lampante olive oil if the total aliphatic alcohol content is less than or equal to 350 mg/kg or if the erythrodiol and uvaol content is less than or equal to 3,5 %. | |||||||||
| d Oils with a wax content of between 300 mg/kg and 350 mg/kg are considered to be crude olive-pomace oil if the total aliphatic alcohol content is above 350 mg/kg and if the erythrodiol and uvaol content is greater than 3,5 %. | |||||||||
| Category | Sterols composition | Total sterols (mg/kg) | Erythrodiol and uvaol (%) (**) | Waxes (mg/kg) (**) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol (%) | Brassicasterol (%) | Campesterol a (%) | Stigmasterol (%) | App β–sitosterol b (%) | Delta-7-stigmastenol a (%) | ||||
1. Extra virgin olive oil | ≤ 0,5 | ≤ 0,1 | ≤ 4,0 | < Camp. | ≥ 93,0 | ≤ 0,5 | ≥ 1 000 | ≤ 4,5 | C 42 + C 44 + C 46 ≤ 150 |
2. Virgin olive oil | ≤ 0,5 | ≤ 0,1 | ≤ 4,0 | < Camp. | ≥ 93,0 | ≤ 0,5 | ≥ 1 000 | ≤ 4,5 | C 42 + C 44 + C 46 ≤ 150 |
3. Lampante olive oil | ≤ 0,5 | ≤ 0,1 | ≤ 4,0 | — | ≥ 93,0 | ≤ 0,5 | ≥ 1 000 | ≤ 4,5 c | C 40 + C 42 + C 44 + C 46 ≤ 300 c |
4. Refined olive oil | ≤ 0,5 | ≤ 0,1 | ≤ 4,0 | < Camp. | ≥ 93,0 | ≤ 0,5 | ≥ 1 000 | ≤ 4,5 | C 40 + C 42 + C 44 + C 46 ≤ 350 |
5. Olive oil composed of refined olive oil and virgin olive oils | ≤ 0,5 | ≤ 0,1 | ≤ 4,0 | < Camp. | ≥ 93,0 | ≤ 0,5 | ≥ 1 000 | ≤ 4,5 | C 40 + C 42 + C 44 + C 46 ≤ 350 |
6. Crude olive-pomace oil | ≤ 0,5 | ≤ 0,2 | ≤ 4,0 | — | ≥ 93,0 | ≤ 0,5 | ≥ 2 500 | > 4,5 d | C 40 + C 42 + C 44 + C 46 > 350 d |
7. Refined olive-pomace oil | ≤ 0,5 | ≤ 0,2 | ≤ 4,0 | < Camp. | ≥ 93,0 | ≤ 0,5 | ≥ 1 800 | > 4,5 | C 40 + C 42 + C 44 + C 46 > 350 |
8. Olive-pomace oil | ≤ 0,5 | ≤ 0,2 | ≤ 4,0 | < Camp. | ≥ 93,0 | ≤ 0,5 | ≥ 1 600 | > 4,5 | C 40 + C 42 + C 44 + C 46 > 350 |
Notes: U.K.
(a) The results of the analyses must be expressed to the same number of decimal places as used for each characteristic. The last digit must be increased by one unit if the following digit is greater than 4. U.K.
(b) If just a single characteristic does not match the values stated, the category of an oil can be changed or the oil is declared non-compliant for the purposes of this Regulation. U.K.
(c) For lampante olive oil, both quality characteristics marked with an asterisk (*) may differ simultaneously from the limits established for that category. U.K.
(d) If a characteristic is marked with two asterisks (**), this means that for crude olive-pomace oil, it is possible for both the relevant limits to be different from the stated values at the same time. For olive-pomace oil and refined olive-pomace oil one of the relevant limits may be different from the stated values. U.K.
Appendix
Decision trees U.K.
Campesterol decision tree for virgin and extra virgin olive oils:
The other parameters shall comply with the limits fixed in this Regulation.
Delta-7-stigmastenol decision tree for:
The other parameters shall comply with the limits fixed in this Regulation.
The other parameters shall comply with the limits fixed in this Regulation.]
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