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Rio Largo Olive Estate Premium EVOO
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5.0/5
3 of 13 products had a scored ingredient list. 10 products had none, so they stay outside this score.
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Additives Ultra Processing South Africa Organic Christmas Food Hampers Oils Olive OilAbout Rio Largo Olive Estate Premium EVOO
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Materials and composition
3 of 19 fields recorded| Whole food | 1 |
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| Single ingredient | 1 |
| Materials used | olives Read recorded source |
Certification
1 of 10 fields recorded| Grade / certification | EVA certified; SA Olive certified; NYIOOC Gold Recorded on this listing. Not a reviewed certificate or register result. |
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Sourcing and supply chain
1 of 4 fields recorded| Single origin | 1 |
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Ownership and legal entity
1 of 17 fields recorded| owner name | Independent (owned by Nick & Brenda Wilkinson) purchased by Nick & Brenda Wilkinson from Carlos Raposa (2010) |
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Price and commerce
3 of 16 fields recorded| Price From | $20 |
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| Amazon/buy now | https://portfolioevoo.com/collections/rio-largo |
| Price tier | $$ |
Scan result
9 of 31 fields recorded| Last checked | 2026-11-07T13:38:09+00:00 |
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| Clean & Safe: last checked | 2026-07-28 |
| Packaging | Widely recyclable |
| Packaging detail | 500ml glass bottle |
| Packaging source: last checked | 2026-07-29 |
| Products in catalogue | 13 |
| Catalogue read % | 0.0 |
Identity
3 of 6 fields recorded| Company | Rio Largo Olive Estate |
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| Country | South Africa |
office@riolargo.co.za |
Further detail
33 of 93 fields recorded| NOVA processing class | 1 Unprocessed / minimally processed Read recorded source |
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| Grown In | Single estate, Breede River Valley, Western Cape |
| Positive note 1 | Verified genuine: EVA-certified (third-party COA + sensory), SA Olive scheme member; publishes chemistry (0.19% FFA, PV 9.88); multiple NYIOOC/Olive Japan golds |
| Positive note 2 | Single origin, not a blend |
| Positive note 3 | Prints a harvest/crush date |
| Positive note 4 | Light-protective dark glass/tin |
| Negative note 1 | Opposite-season harvest (Mar-May); freshest timing differs |
| Processing level | Minimally processed |
| Additives | None |
| Oil type | Olive |
| Extraction method | Cold-pressed within hours of handpicking |
| First cold press | 1 |
| Unrefined | 1 |
| H3 Q1 | Is Rio Largo Olive Estate real, 100% Olive oil? |
| Answer 1 | No Rio Largo Olive Estate is not certified organic. Not organic-certified. Estate follows sustainable/eco-conscious farming and is an SA Olive Association 'Commitment to Compliance' member, but claims no third-party organic certification; olives are ha |
| H3 Q2 | Is Rio Largo Olive Estate a whole food / single ingredient? |
| Answer 2 | Yes. Rio Largo Olive Estate is single-ingredient cold-pressed Olive oil, minimally processed with nothing added. |
| H3 Q3 | Where is Rio Largo Olive Estate from? |
| Answer 3 | Rio Largo Olive Estate is single-origin from Single estate, Breede River Valley, Western Cape. |
| H3 Q4 | Is Rio Largo Olive Estate cold-pressed and unrefined? |
| Answer 4 | Rio Largo Olive Estate is Cold-pressed within hours of handpicking, unrefined. |
| H3 Q5 | Is Rio Largo Olive Estate a seed oil? |
| Answer 5 | No. Rio Largo Olive Estate is not a seed oil. |
| H3 Q6 | Is Rio Largo Olive Estate organic or tested? |
| Answer 6 | Not organic-certified. Estate follows sustainable/eco-conscious farming and is an SA Olive Association 'Commitment to Compliance' member, but claims no third-party organic certification; olives are ha |
| H3 Q7 | Where can I buy Rio Largo Olive Estate and how much? |
| Answer 7 | From $20. Ships to Worldwide. |
| H3 Q8 | Is Rio Largo Olive Estate worth it? |
| Answer 8 | Rio Largo Olive Estate is one of the genuinely verified real Olive oils, which is the main thing worth paying for given how much oil on the market is adulterated. |
| Third-party tested | 1 |
| Harvest date shown | 1 |
| Free acidity (%) | 0.19% |
| Light-protective packaging | 1 |
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