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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1830 of 8 July 2015 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 on the characteristics of olive oil and olive-residue oil and on the relevant methods of analysis
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a Total isomers which could (or could not) be separated by capillary column. | ||||||||||||
b The limit applies to olive oils produced as from 1 March 2014. | ||||||||||||
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 The median defect may be less than or equal to 3,5 and the fruity median equal to 0. | ||||||||||||
e 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 | Fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEEs) (*) | Acidity(%) (*) | Peroxide indexmEq O2/kg (*) | Waxesmg/kg (**) | 2-glyceril monopalmitate(%) | Stigmastadienesmg/kga | Difference: ECN42 (HPLC) and ECN42(theoretical calculation) | K232 (*) | K268 or K270 (*) | Delta-K (*) | Organoleptic evaluationMedian defect (Md) (*) | Organoleptic evaluationFruity median (Mf) (*) |
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1.Extra virgin olive oil | FAEEs ≤ 40 mg/kg (2013-2014 crop year)b FAEEs ≤ 35 mg/kg (2014-2016 crop year) FAEEs ≤ 30 mg/kg (after 2016 crop years) | ≤ 0,8 | ≤ 20 | C42 + C44 + C46 ≤ 150 | ≤ 0,9 if total palmitic acid % ≤ 14 % | ≤ 0,05 | ≤ |0,2| | ≤ 2,50 | ≤ 0,22 | ≤ 0,01 | Md = 0 | Mf > 0 |
≤ 1,0 if total palmitic acid % > 14 % | ||||||||||||
2.Virgin olive oil | — | ≤ 2,0 | ≤ 20 | C42 + C44 + C46 ≤ 150 | ≤ 0,9 if total palmitic acid % ≤ 14 % | ≤ 0,05 | ≤ |0,2| | ≤ 2,60 | ≤ 0,25 | ≤ 0,01 | Md ≤ 3,5 | Mf > 0 |
≤ 1,0 if total palmitic acid % > 14 % | ||||||||||||
3.Lampante olive oil | — | > 2,0 | — | C40 + C42 + C44 + C46 ≤ 300c | ≤ 0,9 if total palmitic acid % ≤ 14 % | ≤ 0,50 | ≤ |0,3| | — | — | — | Md > 3,5d | — |
≤ 1,1 if total palmitic acid % > 14 % | ||||||||||||
4.Refined olive oil | — | ≤ 0,3 | ≤ 5 | C40 + C42 + C44 + C46 ≤ 350 | ≤ 0,9 if total palmitic acid % ≤ 14 % | — | ≤ |0,3| | — | ≤ 1,10 | ≤ 0,16 | — | — |
≤ 1,1 if total palmitic acid % > 14 % | ||||||||||||
5.Olive oil composed of refined and virgin olive oils | — | ≤ 1,0 | ≤ 15 | C40 + C42 + C44 + C46 ≤ 350 | ≤ 0,9 if total palmitic acid % ≤ 14 % | — | ≤ |0,3| | — | ≤ 0,90 | ≤ 0,15 | — | — |
≤ 1,0 if total palmitic acid % > 14 % | ||||||||||||
6.Crude olive-pomace oil | — | — | — | C40 + C42 + C44 + C46 > 350e | ≤ 1,4 | — | ≤ |0,6| | — | — | — | — | — |
7.Refined olive-pomace oil | — | ≤ 0,3 | ≤ 5 | C40 + C42 + C44 + C46 > 350 | ≤ 1,4 | — | ≤ |0,5| | — | ≤ 2,00 | ≤ 0,20 | — | — |
8.Olive-pomace oil | — | ≤ 1,0 | ≤ 15 | C40 + C42 + C44 + C46 > 350 | ≤ 1,2 | — | ≤ |0,5| | — | ≤ 1,70 | ≤ 0,18 | — | — |
a Other fatty acids content (%): palmitic: 7,50-20,00; palmitoleic: 0,30-3,50; heptadecanoic: ≤ 0,30; heptadecenoic: ≤ 0,30; stearic: 0,50-5,00; oleic: 55,00-83,00; linoleic: 2,50-21,00. | ||||||||||||||||
b See the Appendix to this Annex. | ||||||||||||||||
c App β-sitosterol: Delta-5,23-stigmastadienol + chlerosterol + beta-sitosterol+sitostanol + delta-5-avenasterol + delta-5,24-stigmastadienol. | ||||||||||||||||
d 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 %. | ||||||||||||||||
e 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 or if the erythrodiol and uvaol content is greater than 3,5 %. | ||||||||||||||||
Category | Fatty acid compositiona | Total transoleic isomers(%) | Total translinoleic + translinolenic isomers(%) | Sterols composition | Total sterols(mg/kg) | Erythrodiol and uvaol(%) (**) | ||||||||||
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Myristic(%) | Linolenic(%) | Arachidic(%) | Eicosenoic(%) | Behenic(%) | Lignoceric(%) | Cholesterol(%) | Brassicasterol(%) | Campesterolb(%) | Stigmasterol(%) | App β – sitosterolc(%) (**) | Delta-7-stigmastenolb(%) | |||||
1.Extra virgin olive oil | ≤ 0,03 | ≤ 1,00 | ≤ 0,60 | ≤ 0,40 | ≤ 0,20 | ≤ 0,20 | ≤ 0,05 | ≤ 0,05 | ≤ 0,5 | ≤ 0,1 | ≤ 4,0 | < Camp. | ≥ 93,0 | ≤ 0,5 | ≥ 1 000 | ≤ 4,5 |
2.Virgin olive oil | ≤ 0,03 | ≤ 1,00 | ≤ 0,60 | ≤ 0,40 | ≤ 0,20 | ≤ 0,20 | ≤ 0,05 | ≤ 0,05 | ≤ 0,5 | ≤ 0,1 | ≤ 4,0 | < Camp. | ≥ 93,0 | ≤ 0,5 | ≥ 1 000 | ≤ 4,5 |
3.Lampante olive oil | ≤ 0,03 | ≤ 1,00 | ≤ 0,60 | ≤ 0,40 | ≤ 0,20 | ≤ 0,20 | ≤ 0,10 | ≤ 0,10 | ≤ 0,5 | ≤ 0,1 | ≤ 4,0 | — | ≥ 93,0 | ≤ 0,5 | ≥ 1 000 | ≤ 4,5d |
4.Refined olive oil | ≤ 0,03 | ≤ 1,00 | ≤ 0,60 | ≤ 0,40 | ≤ 0,20 | ≤ 0,20 | ≤ 0,20 | ≤ 0,30 | ≤ 0,5 | ≤ 0,1 | ≤ 4,0 | < Camp. | ≥ 93,0 | ≤ 0,5 | ≥ 1 000 | ≤ 4,5 |
5.Olive oil composed of refined and virgin olive oils | ≤ 0,03 | ≤ 1,00 | ≤ 0,60 | ≤ 0,40 | ≤ 0,20 | ≤ 0,20 | ≤ 0,20 | ≤ 0,30 | ≤ 0,5 | ≤ 0,1 | ≤ 4,0 | < Camp. | ≥ 93,0 | ≤ 0,5 | ≥ 1 000 | ≤ 4,5 |
6.Crude olive-pomace oil | ≤ 0,03 | ≤ 1,00 | ≤ 0,60 | ≤ 0,40 | ≤ 0,30 | ≤ 0,20 | ≤ 0,20 | ≤ 0,10 | ≤ 0,5 | ≤ 0,2 | ≤ 4,0 | — | ≥ 93,0 | ≤ 0,5 | ≥ 2 500 | > 4,5e |
7.Refined olive-pomace oil | ≤ 0,03 | ≤ 1,00 | ≤ 0,60 | ≤ 0,40 | ≤ 0,30 | ≤ 0,20 | ≤ 0,40 | ≤ 0,35 | ≤ 0,5 | ≤ 0,2 | ≤ 4,0 | < Camp. | ≥ 93,0 | ≤ 0,5 | ≥ 1 800 | > 4,5 |
8.Olive-pomace oil | ≤ 0,03 | ≤ 1,00 | ≤ 0,60 | ≤ 0,40 | ≤ 0,30 | ≤ 0,20 | ≤ 0,40 | ≤ 0,35 | ≤ 0,5 | ≤ 0,2 | ≤ 4,0 | < Camp. | ≥ 93,0 | ≤ 0,5 | ≥ 1 600 | > 4,5 |
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.
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