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Division Purity characteristicsF1

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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.

Total isomers which could (or could not) be separated by capillary column.

Category Fatty acid composition f1 Total transoleic isomers (%) Total trans- linoleic + translinolenic isomers (%) Stigmasta- dienes (mg/kg) f2 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

See the Appendix to this Annex.

App β-sitosterol: Delta-5,23-stigmastadienol+clerosterol+beta-sitosterol+sitostanol+delta-5-avenasterol+delta-5,24-stigmastadienol.

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 %.

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 f3 (%) Stigmasterol (%) App β–sitosterol f4 (%) Delta-7-stigmastenol (%)

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 f5 C 40 + C 42 + C 44 + C 46 ≤ 300

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 f6 C 40 + C 42 + C 44 + C 46 > 350

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

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1604 of 27 September 2019 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 on the characteristics of olive oil and olive-residue oil and on the relevant methods of analysis.

Footnotes

f1

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.

f2

Total isomers which could (or could not) be separated by capillary column.

f3

See the Appendix to this Annex.

f4

App β-sitosterol: Delta-5,23-stigmastadienol+clerosterol+beta-sitosterol+sitostanol+delta-5-avenasterol+delta-5,24-stigmastadienol.

f5

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 %.

f6

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 %.