Table 4 Olive oils purchased in USA (Miami): commercial categories as determined according to EEC Regulation 2568/91
From: Panel test and chemical analyses of commercial olive oils: a comparative study
Sample | Origin | LAB-Greece | LAB-Slovenia | LAB-Spain 1 | LAB-Spain 2 | LAB-Lazio (IT) | LAB-Liguria (IT) | LAB-Sicily (IT) | LAB-Veneto (IT) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ou 1 | Spain | Organoleptic evaluation | Lampante | Lampante | Virgin | Virgin | Virgin | Virgin | Extra | Virgin |
Chemical analysis | – | Extra | – | Virgin | – | Extra | Virgin | Extra | ||
Ou 2 | Italy/Greece/Spain/Turkey/Tunisia/Morocco | Organoleptic evaluation | Lampante | Virgin | Lampante | – | Virgin | Virgin | Extra | Lampante |
Chemical analysis | – | Lampante | – | – | – | Lampante | Lampante | Lampante | ||
Ou 3 | Tunisia/Spain | Organoleptic evaluation | Lampante | Virgin | Lampante | Lampante | Virgin | Virgin | Extra | Lampante |
Chemical analysis | – | Lampante | – | Lampante | – | Lampante | Lampante | Lampante | ||
Ou 4 | Italy/Greece/Spain/Turkey/Tunisia/Morocco | Organoleptic evaluation | Virgin | Virgin | Virgin | Virgin | Virgin | Extra | Extra | Virgin |
Chemical analysis | – | Virgin | – | Virgin | – | Virgin | Virgin | Virgin | ||
Ou 5 | Spain | Organoleptic evaluation | Lampante | Virgin | Lampante | Virgin | Virgin | Virgin | Extra | Virgin |
Chemical analysis | – | Virgin | Virgin | – | Virgin | Virgin | Virgin | |||
Ou 6 | Italy/Spain/Greece/Tunisia | Organoleptic evaluation | Extra | Virgin | Extra | Virgin | Virgin | Extra | Extra | Virgin |
Chemical analysis | – | Extra | – | Extra | – | Extra | Extra | Extra | ||
Ou 7 | Spain | Organoleptic evaluation | Lampante | Lampante | Lampante | Lampante | Virgin | Virgin | Virgin | Virgin |
Chemical analysis | – | Virgin | – | Virgin | – | Virgin | Virgin | Virgin | ||
Ou 8 | Spain/Morocco/Chile/Greece | Organoleptic evaluation | Virgin | Virgin | Virgin | Virgin | Virgin | Virgin | Extra | Virgin |
Chemical analysis | – | Extra | – | Extra | – | Extra | Extra | Extra |