Molino de la Vall Major

Experts in filtered, integral and ecologically produced, ecological extra virgin arbequina olive oil.
Molino de la Vall Major Olive Oil Criterios de clasificación Virgin olive oil

Olive oil classifications:
-Extra Virgin
Virgin
-Lamp quality

Virgin olive oil :

All olive oils, obtained exclusively by mechanical procedures, without any chemical process being used, are called virgin.

The analytical test confirms if an extra, superior quality oil has been obtained. But it may be the case that some mistake causes such defects so that the virgin olive oil obtained is not suitable for consumption, then called lamp quality oil, and has to be refined.

Virgin olive oil Purity Criteria:

EC COMMISSION REGULATION No. 1989/2003 of 6 November 2003

Purity Criteria

Eritrodiol + Uvaol (%) < 2.00
Waxes mg/Kg. < 250
Delta.ECN42 < 0.20
Stigmastadienes mg/Kg< 0.15

Fatty acid content: YES
Total sterols and sterolic composition YES
Trans isomers of fatty acids (%):

tC18:1 < 0.05
t(C18:2 + C18:3) < 0.05)

If not each and every criteria is met, it will lose its qualification of virgin olive oil and will fall to the qualification of lamp quality olive oil, and will be sent to the refinery.

Virgin Olive oil classifications

Virgin olive oil.

EC Commission Regulation No. 1989/2003 of 6 November 2003

In order for virgin olive oil to maintain its quality, it has to meet all the quality criteria and if so, it has to be checked to see whether it meets the purity criteria.

Virgin quality olive oil is considered a secondary quality of virgin olive oil. It is differentiated from extra virgin quality olive oil by the presence of some defect in the organoleptic characteristics and/or in some of the physical-chemical indices that make up the quality criteria.

Virgin quality olive oil is also used to provide aroma and flavour to refined oils.

- Virgin olive oil + Refined olive oil (Lamp quality oil) = Olive oil 1º (one degree)

- Virgin olive oil + Refined pomace olive oil = Pomace olive oil 1º (one degree)

Molí del a Vall Major SL - Phone: (+0034) 973 13 37 28 - Email:info@molidelavallmajor.com