# 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, Division: Purity characteristics

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

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
Total transoleic isomers (%)
Total trans- linoleic + translinolenic isomers (%)
Stigmasta- dienes (mg/kg)
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 (%)
Stigmasterol (%)
App β–sitosterol (%)
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
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
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

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1991/2568/annex/I/division/2 (the official version)
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