Öko-Test: Devastating judgment for olive oils - only one of 19 passed the test with "very good"
Created: 05/06/2022, 2:50 p.m
By: Stella Henrich
The consumer magazine Öko-Test examined 19 olive oils.
Only one scored "very good".
Two receive the grade "satisfactory".
16 products fail the test.
Munich - Because of its proportion of unsaturated fatty acids, olive oil is considered to be particularly healthy.
It can now be found in every kitchen.
However, the current test by
Öko-Test
could damage the image of the product.
For example, Öko-Test tested 19 olive oils of the quality class "extra virgin", which actually promises quality.
The sobering result of the consumer magazine.
All but one of the oils were contaminated with mineral oil.
According to the Öko-Test, the test winner showed none of the mineral oil residues.
The organic extra virgin olive oil from Crete by Rapunzel.
However, the test winner costs around 25 euros per liter.
Two more escaped with the grade "satisfactory", while 16 out of 19 oils with a price range of 5.19 to 23.98 euros per liter failed the consumer magazine's test.
They receive the rating "poor" and "unsatisfactory".
The following
oils are rated “poor” and “unsatisfactory” by Öko-Test:
Vegola extra virgin olive oil from Netto
Good organic extra virgin olive oil from Aldi
Best Choice Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Rewe
Primadonna Extra Virgin Olive Oil Original from Lidl
Extra Virgin Olive Oil DOP Terra di Bari by Edeka
Ener Bio Spanish Extra Virgin Olive Oil by Rossmann
Italian extra virgin olive oil from Dennree
Alnatura Extra Virgin Olive Oil (already withdrawn from sale)
Penny Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Organic extra virgin olive oil from dm
K-Classic extra virgin olive oil from Kaufland
Olive oils in the test: In addition to mineral oil, there is also a rancid taste
Not only the mineral oil contamination is a problem, but also the taste quality of the oils.
One even tastes "rancid" and according to the Öko-Test should not be advertised as "extra native".
Two of the three of these oils are organic products.
Olive lampante oil is not intended for retail marketing.
It is refined and used for industrial purposes.”
European Commission
In the meantime, one of the tested oils has even been taken off the market, according to Öko-Test on its website.
The reason: Alnatura's olive oil is considered "lampant".
Lampante oil may not be sold as cooking oil in Germany.
The European Commission writes: “
Olive lampante oil is not intended for retail marketing.
It is refined and used for industrial purposes
.” Lampante oil is a “low quality native olive oil” with “significant sensory defects”.
Olive oil in the test: 18 tested oils have mineral oil components
A total of 18 of the tested olive oils contain mineral oil components.
Mineral oil can get into food via lubricating oils from production and harvesting machines.
Some of the substances may be potentially carcinogenic.
Öko-Test found the particularly questionable hydrocarbon MOAH (aromatic mineral oil hydrocarbons) in seven olive oils tested, and MOSH (saturated mineral oil hydrocarbons) in almost every one of the oils tested.
Olive oil is no longer missing in almost any kitchen, it is often used for frying.
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MOSH accumulate in the body - so far it is still completely unclear what this means for human health.
"In the interests of preventative consumer protection, we believe that MOSH has no place in food," says Öko-Test.
The Stiftung Warentest has also tested olive oils over the past two years.
She comes to the conclusion that the quality of olive oils has improved overall in recent years.
According to the Stiftung Warentest, there were a total of 15 good and only two poor results in 2021, while in 2020 two oils were rated “poor” and nine were rated “good”.