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112877
. Olive oil grades are defined as follows:
(a) "Virgin olive oils" are the oils obtained from the fruit of
the olive tree solely by mechanical or other physical means under
conditions, including thermal conditions, that do not lead to
alterations in the oil, and that have not undergone any treatment
other than washing, decanting, centrifuging, and filtration. Virgin
olive oils without further processing include:
(1) "Extra virgin olive oil" is virgin olive oil that has
excellent flavor and odor expressed as a median of defects equal to
zero and a median of fruitiness greater than zero, has a free fatty
acid content, expressed as oleic acid, of not more than 0.8 grams per
100 grams oil, has a peroxide value of not more than 20
milliequivalent peroxide oxygen per kilogram oil and meets the
additional requirements for "United States Extra Virgin Olive Oil"
outlined in the United States Standards for Grades of Olive Oil and
Olive-Pomace Oil published in the Federal Register that are in effect
on October 25, 2010.
(2) "Virgin olive oil" is virgin olive oil that has reasonably
good flavor and odor expressed as a median of defects between zero
and 2.5 and a median of fruitiness greater than zero, has a free
fatty acid content, expressed as oleic acid, of not more than 2 grams
per 100 grams oil, has a peroxide value of not more than 20
milliequivalent peroxide oxygen per kilogram oil, and meets the
additional requirements for "United States Virgin Olive Oil" outlined
in the United States Standards for Grades of Olive Oil and
Olive-Pomace Oil published in the Federal Register that are in effect
on October 25, 2010.
(3) "Virgin olive oil not fit for human consumption without
further processing," sometimes known as "lampante virgin olive oil,"
is virgin olive oil which has poor flavor and odor expressed as a
median of defects between 2.5 and 6.0 or when the median of defects
is less than or equal to 2.5 and the median of fruitiness is zero,
has a free fatty acid content, expressed as oleic acid, of more than
2 grams per 100 grams, and meets the additional requirements of the
"United States Virgin Olive Oil Not Fit For Human Consumption Without
Further Processing" as outlined in the United States Standards for
Grades of Olive Oil and Olive-Pomace Oil published in the Federal
Register that are in effect on October 25, 2010. This grade of olive
oil is intended for refining or for purposes other than food use.
(b) "Olive oil" is the oil consisting of a blend of refined olive
oil and virgin olive oils fit for consumption without further
processing. It has a free fatty acid content, expressed as oleic
acid, of not more than 1 gram per 100 grams oil and meets the
additional requirements for "United States Olive Oil" described in
the United States Standards for Grades of Olive Oil and Olive-Pomace
Oil published in the Federal Register that are in effect on October
25, 2010.
(c) "Refined olive oil" is the olive oil obtained from virgin
olive oils by refining methods that do not lead to alterations in the
initial glyceridic structure (basic glycerin-fatty acid content). It
has a free fatty acid content, expressed as oleic acid, of not more
than 0.3 grams per 100 grams oil, and meets the additional
requirements for "United States Refined Olive Oil" described in the
United States Standards for Grades of Olive Oil and Olive-Pomace Oil
published in the Federal Register that are in effect on October 25,
2010.
(d) "Olive-pomace oil" is oil obtained by treating olive pomace,
which is the product that remains after the mechanical extraction of
olive oil, with solvents or other physical treatments, to the
exclusion of oils obtained by synthetic processes and a mixture with
oils of other kinds. Olive-pomace oils shall be labeled and marketed
with the following designations and definitions:
(1) "Olive-pomace oil" is the oil comprising the blend of refined
olive-pomace oil and virgin olive oils fit for consumption without
further processing. It has a free fatty acid content, expressed as
oleic acid, of not more than 1 gram per 100 grams oil, and meets the
additional requirements for "United States Olive-Pomace Oil" outlined
in the United States Standards for Grades of Olive Oil and
Olive-Pomace Oil published in the Federal Register that are in effect
on October 25, 2010.
(2) "Refined olive-pomace oil" is the oil obtained from crude
olive-pomace oil by refining methods that do not lead to alterations
in the initial glyceridic structure. It has a free fatty acid
content, expressed as oleic acid, of not more than 0.3 grams per 100
grams oil, and meets the additional requirements for "United States
Refined Olive-Pomace Oil" outlined in the United States Standards for
Grades of Olive Oil and Olive-Pomace Oil Published in the Federal
Register that are in effect on October 25, 2010.
(3) "Crude olive-pomace oil" is olive-pomace oil that is intended
for refining for use for human consumption or that is intended for
technical use and that meets the requirements for "United States
Crude Olive-Pomace Oil" outlined in the United States Standards for
Grades of Olive Oil and Olive-Pomace Oil published in the Federal
Register that are in effect on October 25, 2010.