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80% Of Extra Virgin Olive Oil Is Fake!

23 Mar 2024 · 1 min

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In this short YouTube monologue, the presenter alleges that roughly 80% of the extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) sold in grocery stores is fraudulent, being blended with cheaper oils such as canola and sunflower and artificially colored and scented to appear genuine. He links this widespread fraud to the Italian Mafia, pointing to a geographic overlap between olive‑oil production areas and known mob territories. The video then offers practical consumer advice: purchase single‑origin EVOO, avoid multi‑country blends, and steer clear of large corporate brands that lack transparency about where olives are grown and packed. The presenter urges viewers to share the information to protect others from buying counterfeit olive oil.

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What is the connection between fake olive oil and the Italian Mafia? Well, if you take a look at this map, you're going to see an eerie amount of crossovers between the locations of oil production and mob presence. And it's no surprise that 80% of the extra virgin olive oil that you buy at your grocery store is a complete scam and fake. They are marketed as 100% extra virgin olive oil, but they are not. They are blended with things like canola oil, sunflower oil, and they are masked and disguised with colorings and aromas to trick you into thinking that they're something else. Here's what you need to do to make sure you're getting the real thing. Firstly, only buy single-origin extra virgin olive oil. Don't buy a blend that comes from multiple countries. And make sure that you avoid brands from large corporations where there's a large disconnect from where the olives are grown and when they're packed. If you found this helpful, make sure you share this with friends because everybody's buying olive oil and most of it is fake.