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By: Cefina Gomez
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A sentence with an X, that was probably nothing: This is how you could describe the olive oil test results from Stiftung Warentest.
One organic brand got off particularly badly.
Munich – Gourmets were apparently not particularly satisfied with the olive oil tested.
Only two of a total of 19 olive oils in the virgin extra quality class were rated good.
Overall, Stiftung Warentest is probably not satisfied, as six oils were classified as defective.
This includes an organic brand that is defending itself against the allegations.
However, olive oils are becoming more and more expensive and at the same time even worse in quality.
However, Stiftung Warentest does not necessarily see the problem in individual companies, but rather in climate change.
The results for fish fingers were similarly poor.
This is how the organic brand BIO PLANÈTE reacts: According to the company, the grade is inadequate and “inappropriate”
Stiftung Warentest
has evaluated oils that were purchased between September and November in 2023.
There are a number of requirements that the oils must meet, especially for this quality class.
Good olive oil must not contain any sensory defects and must contain a minimum of fruitiness.
Sensory errors are tested by the EU olive oil regulation and affect the harmonious overall impression of the taste.
The two test winners, the Cosmo di Russo Caieta olive oil from Italy and the Rapunzel organic oil from Crete, were praised for being balanced with a bitter and spicy taste.
The product
BIO PLANÈTE
extra virgin olive oil mild , however, did not pass the taste test by the experts at Stiftung Warentest.
The taste was described as “rancid, raw” and only slightly bitter and slightly spicy, with sensory defects.
Stiftung Warentest tested olive oils.
© Kantaruk Agnieszka / Imago
At the request of
IPPEN.MEDIA,
the organic brand commented on the poor result and emphasized: “We are olive oil professionals!
Our quality and product management consists of trained nutritionists, and we also use the expertise of external test panels.
That’s the case in this case too.”
The brand emphasizes that the rating is “inappropriate” and that the oil is a milder variant that was developed specifically for the German market.
A mild olive oil would meet the requirements, which was also confirmed by Stiftung Warentest.
In addition, it should not have contained any sensory errors.
After the olive oil debacle, Edeka and Kaufland took action and removed oils from their range.
This is what climate change tastes like: According to Stiftung Warentest, olive oils are getting worse and worse
Mild winters and more hot days would apparently affect the olive trees all year round.
“We have been observing clear consequences of climate change in olive cultivation for about five years,” says olive expert Vincenzo Verrasto.
Mild winters have a negative impact on flowering and lead to more pests, and high temperatures cause the olives to lose their flavor.
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In recent years the harvest has been so badly affected that the EU has even had to deal with shortages.
“In the 2022/23 season, production in the EU fell by an estimated 40 percent,” according to
Stiftung Warentest
.
This is particularly evident in the poor quality and higher prices of olive oils.
According to Stiftung Warentest, the average price has risen from 10.30 to 15.70.
Experts even suspect that some products could disappear from supermarket shelves due to climate change.
(cg)