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It says right on the bottle, "premium blend". That should have been the very first clue this wasn't 100% olive oil.
by chooseaname 8y ago
It says right on the bottle, "premium blend". That should have been the very first clue this wasn't 100% olive oil.
- dfxm12 8y agoWhy? Premium blended scotch doesn't blend scotch with vodka.
- chooseaname 8y agoFair enough, but I don't recall ever seeing that on a bottle of olive oil.
- lameiam 8y agoPremium blended scotch is an oxymoron though.
- Kurtz79 8y agoBecause the word "blend" it has a definite and not necessarily negative meaning for Scotch but it is definitely not the case for Olive Oil. http://www.centrafoods.com/products/oils/blends http://www.centrafoods.com/products/oils/blends
- projektfu 8y agoWell, it may nevertheless contain grain alcohol. They're trying to match a flavor and nose, not trying to use the same proportions of everything each time.
- sho 8y agoAnd it says right in the article: > One might believe this means, for example, that it is a blend of various extra virgin oils from several regions .. which I agree with. That would certainly be my first thought, especially after the word "premium". The phrase brings to mind an expert balancing of tastes and properties, not that it's been diluted 80% with a cheaper substitute they have carefully de-emphasized on the packaging. It's definitely misleading and I hope the book is thrown at them.
- pc86 8y agoIt doesn't need to immediately convey exactly what it is - it does make it obvious this is not pure EVOO. That should be enough to take a closer look, and a closer look is all you need to actually read the label and see what's in it. > and I hope the book is thrown at them What book? Nothing here is illegal. Smarmy, absolutely, and I would buy this or anything else from that brand, but come on. "Throw the book at them!!1" doesn't really mean anything in this context.
- mcphage 8y ago> it does make it obvious this is not pure EVOO How does it make that obvious? A blend of multiple different EVOOs is not uncommon. > Nothing here is illegal. Clearly they intended to deceive. I'm not certain it's illegal in this case, but deceptive labeling sometimes is.
- Asooka 8y agoAlso, it's a cheap clear plastic bottle. Olive oil is never sold in clear bottles, UV light degrades the oil. I doubt I would even register this as olive oil at a first glance simply because of the packaging.
- pc86 8y agoThis is one of those things I never really acknowledged but looking back, all the good olive oil I've ever used has been in a dark glass bottle.