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Top 5 high polyphenol oils
Laconiko Olio Nuovo
This 100% greek, extremely high polyphenol olive oil comes certified with modern analysis techniques. Publishing a detailed view of important metrics like acidity, peroxide values and oleic acid percentage. Bitter and peppery taste guaranteed!
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Fresh Press Farms
100% American made high polyphenol olive oil. This is a great value oil for the level of polyphenols it contains, the only thing letting it down is the lack of information on the type of olives used to make the oil and acidity values which can help us determine shelf-life.
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WellEatable - Olio Italiano
This Italian oil, coming from a single family estate boasts great metrics across the board: polyphenols at 800 mg/Kg for health, low acidity for freshness and shelf life, and certified organic to ensure no pesticides are present.
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Garisar
This high polyphenol oil comes with every box checked. High quality packaging, 600 mg/Kg+ polyphenols, low acidity for shelf life, organic, monocultivar... the list goes on. It's easy to see why it won a gold award at NYIOOC 2024.
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PJ KABOS
PJ KABOS have been supplying the world with high quality olive oil for over 13 years, from a family grove with a history that runs deep. Not only is the oil organic and award-winning, it is trusted by top chefs and is actually choice of famous Chef 'Nobu' Matsuhisa.
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mg/Kg - Milligrams of polyphenols in each kilogram of olive oil. Higher is usually better.
What are polyphenols?
There are thousands of different polyphenols, found in varying quantities in some foods. Their effects on the body also vary depending on the type and quanity of each indivial polyphenol compound. More recently polyphenols have had a lot of attention thanks to their ability to improve health markers and outcomes. High polyphenol extra virgin olive oil being the most recognized and well-studied way to get polyphenols into your diet regularly.
The main phenolic compounds in extra virgin olive oil are oleuropein and hydroxytyrosol, and these give the oil a bitter or peppery taste—which is a sought after characteristic in high quality olive oil.
Although the sheer number and combinations of polyphenol compounds in foods make it very hard to study and draw conclusions from, extra virgin olive oil is widely consumed in the Mediterranean diet—where incidence of several types of cancer are lower than other populations. This makes it easier to organise large studies on the effects of extra virgin olive oil in particular.
What are the potential health effects of high polyphenol extra virgin olive oil?
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