types of olive oil

All types of olive oil are made from the mechanical milling of the olives, which removes about 90 percent of the olives' juice.

Chemicals and high heat are not allowed in the production of extra-virgin or virgin oils -- no further processing or refining occurs after the pressing process. Neither extra-virgin nor virgin oils are allowed to contain any refined olive oil.

The following is an excerpt from the recent USDA olive oil grades standards revision:


(1) Virgin olive oils

(a)Virgin olive oils fit for consumption without furtherprocessing include:

i. Extra virgin olive oil

ii. Virgin olive oil.

(2) Virgin olive oil not fit for consumption without furtherprocessing designated lampante virgin olive oil.

(b) Olive oil

(c) Refined olive oil

Types of olive-pomace oil

(a) Olive-pomace oil

(b) Refined olive-pomace oil

(c) Crude olive-pomace oil

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