Quality & certifications
Alva Oliva is milled, bottled and certified at a single family site in Torredonjimeno, Jaén. Every claim on this page rests on an original document — producer certificates, laboratory analysis and UAE testing — shown here exactly as issued.
Producer certifications are held by Oleícola Álvarez S.L., Spain. Every document below was checked against its original on 2026-10-01.
01 — Producer certifications
Food safety, quality and halal certification for the site where every Alva Oliva pack is filled, each audited by an independent body and valid on the dates shown.
Producer certification
Issue 9 (August 2022)
Grade AA+
Certified scope Extraction, filtration and coupage of virgin and extra virgin olive oil in bulk and bottling in PET, glass and can. Bottling of olive pomace oil in PET. Mixing and bottling of cooking oils in PET. Outsourced packing of extra virgin olive oil in single-dose format and packaging of seasoned extra virgin olive oil in single-dose, PET and glass containers.
Producer certification
Version 8 (April 2023)
Higher Level, 98.50%
Certified scope Extraction, filtration and coupage of virgin and extra virgin olive oil in bulk and bottling in PET, glass and can. Bottling of olive pomace oil in PET. Mixing and bottling of cooking oils in PET.
Producer certification
Instituto Halal (Estándar Global de Certificación Halal, S.L.)
Certified, incl. UAE.S 2055-1:2015
02 — Product quality & laboratory analysis
Independent analysis of the oil itself at Laboratorio Juan Antonio Tello in Jaén, an ENAC-accredited laboratory recognised by the International Olive Council. The report names the sample it was drawn from, so the figures describe that tested batch rather than a permanent specification for every bottle.
Free acidity
0.21%
Measured as oleic acid. The extra virgin limit is 0.8%.
Peroxide value
5.2meq O₂/kg
A measure of oxidation. The extra virgin limit is 20.
Total polyphenols
393mg/kg
As caffeic acid. These natural compounds carry an oil's bitterness and pungency. No regulatory limit is set.
Oleic acid
74.24%
The main fatty acid in olive oil. The extra virgin range is 55–85%.
Analysed on 28 September 2026 by Laboratorio Juan Antonio Tello S.L.U., Jaén, certificate 60928180012 / M5-I, against the limits for the category Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Sample: 1 L PET bottle, green tamper-evident cap, client reference COMP 19 EXPORT 25-26, received 14 September 2026. The results refer to the sample analysed.
View Full Laboratory CertificateLaboratory analysis
Limits shown are those for the category Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Free acidity
0.21%
as oleic acid · the extra virgin limit is 0.8%
| Parameter | Result | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Free acidity | 0.21% | ≤ 0.8% |
| Peroxide value | 5.2 meq O₂/kg | ≤ 20 |
| Total polyphenols | 393 mg/kg | no limit set |
| Oleic acid (C18:1) | 74.24% | 55.0–85.0% |
| K232 | 1.70 | ≤ 2.50 |
| K270 | 0.13 | ≤ 0.22 |
| ΔK | < 0.01 | ≤ 0.01 |
| Moisture and volatiles | 0.10% | ≤ 0.2% |
| Insoluble impurities | < 0.05% | ≤ 0.10% |
| Ethyl esters | 24 mg/kg | ≤ 35 |
| Total sterols | 1,405 mg/kg | ≥ 1,000 |
| β-sitosterol (apparent) | 94.7% | ≥ 93.0% |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | < 0.5 µg/kg | ≤ 2.0 |
| PAH4 (sum) | < 2.0 µg/kg | ≤ 10.0 |
| Lead | < 0.020 mg/kg | ≤ 0.10 |
| Copper | < 0.100 mg/kg | ≤ 0.1 |
| Iron | < 1.00 mg/kg | ≤ 3 |
| Total arsenic | < 0.020 mg/kg | ≤ 0.1 |
Every parameter reported is inside the extra virgin limits. The multi-residue screen (GC-MS/MS) covered more than 300 pesticides and reported each one below the laboratory's limit of quantification of 0.010 mg/kg. Limits are taken from Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2104, CODEX Stan 33-1981 and Regulation (EU) 2023/915. The laboratory marks the ethyl ester and total polyphenol tests as outside its ENAC accreditation scope.
03 — UAE testing & verification
Before offering the range here, Nomas submitted a sealed 250 ml bottle to the Food Laboratory Section of Ajman Municipality's Central Laboratories Department. This is a laboratory test report on that sample — local verification, not a certification.
UAE laboratory test
Assessed against UAE.S GSO 1019:2015
Conclusion
Satisfactory
investigated parameters compliant with regulations/standards
| Parameter | Result | Method |
|---|---|---|
| General appearance | Satisfactory | sensory evaluation |
| Organoleptic evaluation | Satisfactory | sensory evaluation |
| Label and packaging | Assessed | UAE.S 9, 150 |
| Free fatty acids | 0.24% | titration |
| Peroxide value | 7.10 meq/kg | AOAC 965.33 |
| Refractive index (20 °C) | 1.46874 | AOAC 969.38 & 921.08 |
Free fatty acid and peroxide tests are accredited by EIAC to ISO/IEC 17025:2017. Results relate only to the sample received by the laboratory.
Oleícola Álvarez runs its own Quality and Food Safety department, which controls the oil from harvest to sale and audits the suppliers of its packaging, transport and labelling. The company was first certified to IFS and BRC in 2011 and states that it keeps 100% traceability from the olive grove to bottling.
Milling, filtration, blending and bottling all take place at that certified site in Torredonjimeno, and the oil is analysed by an independent laboratory in Jaén: the current certificate of analysis is published on this page.
Sources for this page: the certificates and laboratory reports shown above; company information from Oleícola Álvarez.
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