A swinging harvest
In lean years, pressure to blend weighs on the whole sector.
When do you learn the grade of the oil you produce?
We support olive growers and mills in seeing the grade of the oil they produce while the harvest is still running.
Implementation
Olivex in growing and milling.
Olivex lets you know your own product before you sell it: grading during harvest, a record behind your price and watching stored oil.
Making good oil is one job; proving it is another. The second usually waits until the sales table: you do not know your harvest's grade until a buyer tells you, good and ordinary batches meet in the same tank, and product blended with cheap oil sits on the shelf beside yours. Your regional claim sets your price but has no measurement behind it.
Grading during harvest: You read incoming batches as they are pressed and separate the ones that reach the top grade at the mouth of the tank.
A record behind your price: You present top-grade product together with a record of its grade; negotiation does not run on declaration.
Watching stored oil: By reading waiting product now and then, you see that its grade still holds when it goes to market.
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Data
The scale of counterfeit risk.
0.8 g
Maximum free acidity (as oleic acid) per 100 g permitted for extra virgin olive oil
Source: Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Olive Oil and Pomace Oil (No. 2017/26), Official Gazette 30183, 20172.0 g
Maximum free acidity (as oleic acid) per 100 g permitted for virgin olive oil
Source: Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Olive Oil and Pomace Oil (No. 2017/26), Official Gazette 30183, 201751
Notifications on "fats and oils" to the EU Agri-Food Fraud Network in 2020; the group, mostly olive oil, was the most notified product category
Source: European Commission, The EU Agri-Food Fraud Network and the Administrative Assistance and Cooperation System: 2020 Annual Report, 2021Risks
Risks in growing and milling.
Geographic indication
For product carrying a registered regional name, claims are expected to be supported by measurement.
Grade against price
Top-grade product sells at the average price when its grade cannot be shown.
Regulation
Regulations relevant to traceability.
Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Olive Oil and Pomace Oil (No. 2017/26)
Sets the product characteristics for the production, processing, labelling, storage, transport and marketing of olive oils and pomace oils. Grades such as extra virgin and virgin are defined by measurable quality and purity criteria, free acidity first among them.
Industrial Property Law No. 6769: geographical indications
Governs the registration and protection of geographical indications and traditional product names. A product carrying a registered regional name is expected to meet the characteristics defined in the registration and to be supervised on that basis.
This section is for information only; official sources prevail for current obligations.
FAQ
Questions about growing and milling
Does reading slow down our pressing line?
No. The reading is made with a few drops and a phone where the oil is; no device is added to your line and the way you work does not change.
Can we read stored oil too?
Yes. By reading waiting product now and then, you can watch whether its grade holds; every reading is recorded with its batch.
Meeting request
Let's try the analysis set in your operation and discuss where and how often you would be reading.
The first meeting reviews your product, sales channels and the risks you face, and recommends a suitable method.
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