Olive oil sprays

Essential Everyday 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Name: 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Brand: Essential Everyday

5 oz/141 g

Excellent out of 100 Medium confidence

Why it scores 80

Essential Everyday 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil scores 80 out of 100 (Excellent) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:

minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
minus 2.5 points Soy lecithin: An additive class typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). Info

Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.

The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.

The Receipt

100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil

START100

Ingredients

Soy lecithin minus 2.5 points

Info An additive class typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). [1]

subtotal−2.5

Processing

Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points

Strong Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. [1]

subtotal−18

TOTAL 80Excellent

100 − 20.5 = 79.5 → 80

Serving: 0.25 SEC. SPRAY | ABOUT (0.25 g)

High Moderate Not recognized Tap an ingredient for its evidence and rules.

Label text, as published

EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL*, SOY LECITHIN, DIMETHYL SILICONE (FOR ANTI-FOAMING).

Contains: Soy

Always check the package: recipes change.

Ultra-processed foods: what they are and how to identify them

Public Health Nutrition · April 2019 · Peer-reviewed

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Ultra-processed food exposure and adverse health outcomes: umbrella review of epidemiological meta-analyses

BMJ · Feb 28, 2024 · Peer-reviewed

“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”

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Ultra-Processed Diets Cause Excess Calorie Intake and Weight Gain: An Inpatient Randomized Controlled Trial of Ad Libitum Food Intake

Cell Metabolism · July 2019 · Peer-reviewed

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