A critical review on analytical techniques to detect adulteration of extra virgin olive oil

Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) is acknowledged as a liquid gold. It is cherished for its unique aroma, flavour and health benefits. Due to its high demand and high cost, fraudsters deliberately blend low-cost poor quality edible oil with EVOO to get economic benefits. The consumption of adulterated EVOO leads to health and safety issue of consumers. Thus, the rapid, precise, accurate and up-to-date analytical methods are the prerequisite to...