Waxes

The levels of waxes and diols (erthrodiol and uvaol) are found in higher levels of solvent-extracted (or refined) olive oils.
When the oil has a wax content between 300 mg/kg and 350 mg/kg it is considered a lampante virgin olive oil if the total aliphatic alcohol content is < 350 mg/kg or the erythrodiol + uvaol content is < 3.5%.

Wax content C40 + C42 + C44 + C46 (mg/kg)

• Edible virgin olive oils < 250
• Lampante virgin olive oil < 3001/
• Refined olive oil < 350
• Olive oil < 350
• Crude olive-pomace oil > 3502/
• Refined olive-pomace oil > 350
• Olive-pomace oil > 350