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Notes on olive oil

From the biochemistry of polyphenols to the precision of harvest timing; from reading a label well to understanding what makes an oil worth choosing. Production, science and honest curiosity.

Olives at the green-to-violet transition stage

1 June 2026  ·  Science

What are polyphenols in olive oil?

Acidity tells only part of the story. Hydroxytyrosol, oleuropein and oleocanthal; the EFSA health claim threshold and how to recognise genuinely high-phenolic oil.

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