Our company supplies oils and fats, such as the olive oil, for various utilizations and industries, from pharmaceutical grade, to foods, and to lubricants. Please see below some general information on the olive oil.

The olive oil has many uses since ancient times. Among global producers, Spain leads with more than 40% of world production, followed by Italy and Greece. Much of the Spanish crop is exported to Italy, where it is both consumed and repackaged for sale abroad as Italian olive oil. Although boutique groceries sell high-quality Spanish olive oil at a premium, Italian olive oil has the popular reputation for quality. However, chefs will often attest to the superior qualities of Greek olive oil. Incidentally, of these three competitors, Greece has the longest tradition of using the olive tree as a food source.

Olive oil is regarded as a healthful dietary oil because of its high content of monounsaturated fat (mainly Oleic acid) and polyphenols.

Olive Oil is the fixed oil obtained from the ripe fruit of Olea europaea Linn‚. (Fam. Oleaceae).

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Unit of Measure

Specifications

Specific Gravity Range at 25ºC According to United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Test Method

N/A 0.910 to 0.915

Iodine Value Range According to United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Test Method

N/A 79 to 88

Saponification Value Range According to United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Test Method

N/A 190 to 195

Free Fatty Acids Value for 0.10 Normal Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) According to United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Test Method

N/A <5.0 mL

Cottonseed Oil Availability According to United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Test Method

N/A Absent

Sesame Oil Availability According to United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Test Method

N/A Absent

Peanut Oil Availability According to United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Test Method

N/A Absent

Teaseed Oil Availability According to United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Test Method

N/A Absent

Solidification Value Range of Fatty Acids According to United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Test Method

N/A 17 to 26 º

Maximum Organic Volatile Impurities Value of Benzene According to United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Test Method

N/A 2 ppm

Maximum Organic Volatile Impurities Value of Chloroform According to United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Test Method

N/A 60 ppm

Maximum Organic Volatile Impurities Value of 1, 4 Dioxine According to United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Test Method

N/A 380 ppm

Maximum Organic Volatile Impurities Value of Methylene Chloride According to United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Test Method

N/A 600 ppm

Maximum Organic Volatile Impurities Value of Trichloroethylene According to United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Test Method

N/A 80 ppm

Maximum Color Gardner According to American Oil Chemists Society (AOCS) Td la-64 Test Method

N/A 8

Appearance

N/A Clear and Brilliant
Yellow-Green Oily Liquid

Odor

N/A Characteristic

Typical Fatty Acid Composition Value Range for C14:0 Lipid Number

N/A 0.1 to 1.2 %

Typical Fatty Acid Composition Value Range for C16:0 Lipid Number

N/A 7 to 16 %

Typical Fatty Acid Composition Value Range for C18:0 Lipid Number

N/A 1 to 3 %

Typical Fatty Acid Composition Value Range for C18:1 Lipid Number

N/A 65 to 85 %

Typical Fatty Acid Composition Value Range for C18:2 Lipid Number

N/A 4 to 15 %

Typical Fatty Acid Composition Value for C18:3 Lipid Number

N/A <1.5 %

Footnote

N/A Because of natural variations in oilseed crops, chemical and physical constants cannot be guaranteed at all times. However, oil sold as NF is guaranteed to meet the NF monograph.

Olive Oil Uses

N/A

Olive oil for cooking / edible olive oil
Olive oil for cosmetics
Olive oil for soaps
Olive oil as fuel for traditional oil lamps

Retail Grade Olive Oil

N/A

Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
Virgin Olive
Olive Oil
Olive-Pomace Oil
Lampante Olive Oil

Industrial Grade Olive Oil

N/A

Virgin olive oil
Refined olive oil
Pomace olive oil