How To Spot Fake And Know Original Goya Oil

Goya extra virgin olive oil is a brand of olive oil in Nigeria. It is good and popular, hence prone to adulteration. There are many fakes in the market right now. However, to differentiate between the original and the fake, we need to first of all carefully study the original.

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How To Spot Fake Goya Extra Virgin Olive Oil

GOYA® Extra Virgin Olive Oil is a bold-flavored, single-origin oil that is cold-pressed in Andalusia, Spain, and is never blended with olive oils from other countries or with other types of oils. It is marketed in Nigeria by Ekuko Int'l Ltd, Lagos, Nigeria. It contains 0g trans fat and sodium. It is kosher and gluten free. It comes in three containers. They are;

1. Glass bottle sizes: 3 fl.oz.(88.7 ml), 8.5 fl.oz.(200 ml), 17 fl.oz.(3 litre) and 25.4 fl.oz.(5 litre)

2. Plastic bottle sizes: 34 fl.oz. and 50.7 fl.oz.

3. Tin can sizes: 24 fl.oz. and 102 fl.oz.

Goya oil only come in bottles for three sizes and one for tin in Nigeria.

Goya oil

The smell and taste is green, bright, peppery, earthy, grassy, or any combination thereof. It is distinguished by its golden green color. If it tastes good, it's probably good.

The package must contain the phrase extra virgin olive oil. You must find the date of harvesting the fruits on the package. Maximum acidity ratio 0.4 % or less and is clearly stated on the package.

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The bottle is crested with the word Goya at the top along with the quality seal and best before date. The cork also comes with the label. And the best before is usually written on the bottle neck.

Let us stake a little look at some behaviour of fake Goya oil. Trust your senses. Fake olive oil might taste greasy, rancid, flavorless, or just not pleasant. The plastic Goya oil is fake. The label may miss one or more of the sensitive information like best before, label, ingredients and maker.