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Ultra Premium Certified
The highest standard
in olive oil. Period.
Most olive oil sold in the US fails to meet even basic Extra Virgin standards. Ultra Premium is the strictest olive oil quality standard in the world — and every Redstone oil meets it.
Shop UP Certified EVOO →The problem
Most "Extra Virgin"
olive oil is fake.
Studies by UC Davis found that 69% of imported olive oils labeled "extra virgin" failed to meet EVOO standards. Most grocery store olive oil is old, oxidized, or adulterated — and US law requires zero mandatory testing to use the "Extra Virgin" label.
The average olive oil on a grocery shelf is 18 months old before you even buy it. By then, the polyphenols are gone, the flavor is flat, and the health benefits have degraded.
Ultra Premium certification was created to fix this — with mandatory independent lab testing, strict freshness windows, and full traceability from grove to bottle.
69%
of imported EVOO fails quality standards (UC Davis)
18mo
average age of olive oil on grocery store shelves
0
mandatory tests required to label a bottle "Extra Virgin" in the US
TOP 1%
UP certified oils represent the top 1% of olive oils worldwide
The chemistry
UP standards vs. Extra Virgin:
the numbers don't lie.
Every UP certified oil must pass all of the following chemical tests — conducted by an accredited third-party laboratory. These limits are significantly stricter than USDA Extra Virgin requirements.
| Test | What it measures | EVOO limit | UP limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Fatty Acids | Oil breakdown from poor quality fruit or processing | ≤ 0.8% | ≤ 0.3% |
| Peroxide Value | Primary rancidity — oxidation level | ≤ 20 meQ/kg | ≤ 9 meQ/kg |
| Oleic Acid | Monounsaturated fat — durability and shelf life | ≥ 55% | ≥ 65% |
| Polyphenols | Antioxidants — health benefits and flavor | Not tested | ≥ 200 ppm |
| DAGs | Freshness indicator — fruit quality | ≥ 35 (AOA) | ≥ 90 |
| PPP | Detects refined or degraded oil | ≤ 17 (AOA) | ≤ 2 |
| Sensory Panel | Taste — fruitiness, bitterness, pungency | Defects = 0 | Defects = 0, Fruity ≥ 3.5 |
Production requirements
From grove to bottle —
every step is controlled.
01
100% olive content
Oil must contain 100% content from olives with complete traceability of each cultivar — no blending, no additives.
02
Harvest timing
Harvested at peak quality — not peak yield. Must display harvest or crush date. Cannot be more than 14 months old.
03
Mechanical extraction
Cold pressed using malaxer, centrifugation and decanter — no chemical solvents, no heat treatment.
04
Controlled storage
Stored in inert gas-lined stainless steel tanks, temperature controlled, air-tight. Dark tinted glass bottles only.
05
Third-party lab testing
Every batch tested by an accredited independent laboratory — Modern Olives, ranked #1 by the American Oil Chemists' Society.
06
Random compliance audits
UP supplied stores are audited randomly for storage, cleaning, and labeling practices — no exceptions.
Every bottle. Every harvest.
Taste the difference
certification makes.
Every oil we carry is Ultra Premium certified — independently tested, fresh-harvest, and held to the strictest standards in the world. Come taste them in store or order online.
