{"id":65,"date":"2023-07-24T19:25:54","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T19:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spanish-oil.com\/blog\/?p=65"},"modified":"2026-02-19T13:14:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T13:14:13","slug":"olive-oil-color","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spanish-oil.com\/blog\/olive-oil-color\/","title":{"rendered":"How important is the color of extra virgin olive oil?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"article-learn\">\n  <div class=\"article-learn-title\">In this article, you\u2019ll learn:<\/div>\n  <ul>\n    <li>Why olive oil color is not a reliable indicator of quality<\/li>\n    <li>How professionals avoid color bias during sensory evaluation<\/li>\n    <li>What causes extra virgin olive oil to range from yellow to green<\/li>\n    <li>How color can relate to olive maturity and perceived bitterness or pungency<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<nav class=\"manual-toc\">\n  <div><strong>Table of Contents<\/strong><\/div>\n  <ul>\n    <li><a href=\"#the-color-of-extra-virgin-olive-oils\">The color of extra virgin olive oils<\/a><\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most numerous inquiries by consumers are about the importance in the color of extra virgin olive oil. We will try to solve all your doubts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When an extra virgin olive oil are tasted by different tasting panels approved by the IOC (International Olive Oil Council) than the subjected are on sensory or organoleptic testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spanish-oil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/maturity-of-olives.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/spanish-oil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/maturity-of-olives-1024x474.webp\" alt=\"maturity of olives\" class=\"wp-image-1082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spanish-oil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/maturity-of-olives-1024x474.webp 1024w, https:\/\/spanish-oil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/maturity-of-olives-300x139.webp 300w, https:\/\/spanish-oil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/maturity-of-olives-768x355.webp 768w, https:\/\/spanish-oil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/maturity-of-olives.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the IOC the color of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spanish-oil.com\/en\/olive-oil\/\">Extra Virgin Olive Oil<\/a> does not reflect the quality of it, so the organoleptic characteristics of oil does not depend on the color. Professional tasting glasses are dark blue, so that the taster is not swayed by color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The color range of a EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) ranges from light yellow to deep green, this is due to the maturity of the olives before milling. A green olive pheophytins contains more chlorophyll, as they mature olives carotenes and xanthophylls increase responsible yellow oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a final conclusion, the color is not a quality parameter of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spanish-oil.com\/en\/olive-oil\/\">EVOO<\/a> however the color serves the consumer to know that a green oil will have a greater degree of hotness and bitterness in the mouth that an olive oil tones yellow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now we just need to enjoy the best extra virgin olive oils of Spain that we propose in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spanish-oil.com\/en\/\">www.spanish-oil.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns info-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-medium img-padding\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/spanish-oil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/olive-oils-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Different extra virgen olive oils from Spain\" class=\"wp-image-546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spanish-oil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/olive-oils-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spanish-oil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/olive-oils-230x153.jpg 230w, https:\/\/spanish-oil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/olive-oils-350x234.jpg 350w, https:\/\/spanish-oil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/olive-oils-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/spanish-oil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/olive-oils.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center kalam\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spanish-oil.com\/en\/olive-oil\/\">Buy olive oil<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buy the best spanish extra virgin olive oils in our online store. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spanish-oil.com\/en\/\">Spanish-oil SHOP<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-color-of-extra-virgin-olive-oils\">The color of extra virgin olive oils<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most numerous inquiries by consumers are about the importance in the <strong>color of extra virgin olive oil<\/strong>. We will try to solve all your doubts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When an extra virgin olive oil are tasted by different tasting panels approved by the IOC (International Olive Oil Council) than the subjected are on sensory or organoleptic testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the IOC the color of Extra Virgin Olive Oil does not reflect the quality of it, so the organoleptic characteristics of oil does not depend on the color. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spanish-oil.com\/en\/accessories\/tasting-glasses\/\">Professional tasting glasses<\/a> are dark blue, so that the taster is not swayed by color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spanish-oil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/unfiltered-oilve-oil.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/spanish-oil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/unfiltered-oilve-oil-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"Unfiltered vs. filtered Olive Oil\" class=\"wp-image-614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spanish-oil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/unfiltered-oilve-oil-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spanish-oil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/unfiltered-oilve-oil-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spanish-oil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/unfiltered-oilve-oil-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spanish-oil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/unfiltered-oilve-oil-830x664.jpg 830w, https:\/\/spanish-oil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/unfiltered-oilve-oil-230x184.jpg 230w, https:\/\/spanish-oil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/unfiltered-oilve-oil-350x280.jpg 350w, https:\/\/spanish-oil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/unfiltered-oilve-oil-480x384.jpg 480w, https:\/\/spanish-oil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/unfiltered-oilve-oil.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The color range of a EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) ranges from light yellow to deep green, this is due to the maturity of the olives before milling. A<strong> green olive pheophytins contains more chlorophyll,<\/strong> as they mature olives carotenes and xanthophylls increase responsible yellow oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a final conclusion, the color is not a quality parameter of EVOO however the color serves the consumer to know that a green oil will have a greater degree of hotness and bitterness in the mouth that an olive oil tones yellow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now we just need to enjoy the best extra virgin olive oils of Spain that we propose in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spanish-oil.com\/en\/\">www.spanish-oil.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, you\u2019ll learn: Why olive oil color is not a reliable indicator of quality How professionals avoid color bias during sensory evaluation What causes extra virgin olive oil to range from yellow to green How color can relate to olive maturity and perceived bitterness or pungency Table of Contents The color of extra &#8230; <a title=\"How important is the color of extra virgin olive oil?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/spanish-oil.com\/blog\/olive-oil-color\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about How important is the color of extra virgin olive oil?\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":74,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-olive-oil","category-knowledge"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How important is the color of extra virgin olive oil? 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