As usual, the consumer organization (OCU) performs quality analysis of extra virgin olive oils, the so-called EVOOs, to control their quality. On this occasion they have analyzed a total of 39 brands and the results have been better than those of the past analysis of the 2018. However, there are two brands, such as Borges and Olivar de Segura, which do not comply with the labeling regulations since they announce that it is extra virgin olive oil and it's just virgin olive oil.
The Borges and Olivar de Segura brands were not EVOO
Although the quality of our extra virgin olive oil there are still brands that sell virgin oil such as extra virgin olive oil. This is the case of two brands such as Borges and Olivar de Segura, according to the analyzes carried out by the OCU.
The analyzes are carried out in accredited laboratories specialized in olive oils. For this reason, the OCU has denounced the aforementioned companies in front of the authorities of the autonomous communities for labeling fraud. For these reasons they have asked that they be duly sanctioned.
The best Oleostepa and Auchan
On the other side we find the excellent quality shown of the extra virgin olive oils from Auchan and Oleostepa.
In addition, the OCU wanted to highlight that the quality of the 37 samples that have passed the analysis have been very good. All with a acidity below 0,8º and very optimal quality levels that determine that the quality of the olive was high and its extraction was correct.
The difference between Virgin and Extra Virgin Oil
Although the two denominations, that of Virgin Olive Oil and Extra Virgin Olive Oil, are really olive juices, there are some differences in their quality.
The biggest difference is that in the case of Extra Virgin Olive Oil, its acidity is not allowed to exceed 0,8 º. In addition, it must have a fruity taste in its organoleptic analysis and not have defects in this analysis.
In the case of Virgin Olive Oil, although it is also a quality oil, it can have an acidity up to 2 º and the organoleptic analysis is not so demanding.
It should be noted that the OCU's complaint is not due to low quality but because of fraud for selling superior quality when the product does not meet the marked criteria.
