health claim
01 _high-phenolic
A rich in phenolic compounds olive oil is a result of several factors: olive cultivar, time of harvest, olive condition, processing method, storage conditions, etc. The Choraitiki cultivar, which is native to our land, brings out an extra virgin olive oil with high percentages of phenols. Moreover, the sophisticated methods we use in all stages of production ensure that our olive oil is ultra healthy and tasty.
Cultura Olive Oil has been analysed and found to contain up to 861 mg/kg of Total Biophenols (as tyrosol), according to the method HPLC, accepted by the International Olive Council. Most of the olive oils around the world present less than 150 mg/kg in polyphenol content.
02 _claim
It just takes 1.5 tablespoons (20 g) of Cultura daily
to get the health benefits of this naturally high in polyphenols extra virgin olive oil.
“Olive oil polyphenols are natural health-protective antioxidants.
They contribute to the protection of blood lipids from oxidative stress.”
This claim has been approved by the European Food Safety Authority (Commission Regulation (EU) 432/2012) and may be used only for olive oil containing at least 5 mg of hydroxytyrosol and its derivatives (e.g. oleuropein complex and tyrosol) per 20 g of olive oil.
