$1.27 per 100ml.
Cheapest olive oil as been for some time. Normally I prefer to get Australian oil but can't say no to this price.
Classic also on sale
La Española Extra Virgin Olive Oil 3.78L $48 @ Coles
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Ive been of the opinion to buy just enough to tide over as these are temporary prices, a bit like dairy which since earlier this year has dropped in price.
i've been buy in bulk trying to push the price up so i can make a profit
I remember buying the tin version for $18 on sale at Coles before COVID hit 😳
Yep it seems so long ago. I don't know when or if ever prices will go down again. There needs to be a massive over supply to drive down prices.
Ahh the days.
High prices are here to stay in this country!
Yeah. If the supply chain becomes cheaper I’m sure they won’t drop prices as we’re now used to the current price.
@cheaponos: Was OS recently and 90% of things food wise were (after conversion), 20-40% cheaper, some Maccas items over 50%, Snikers $0.90, their Powerade version $1.10. At a restaurant, 6 x main meals, 3 entrees, small welcome appetisers all round and 6 drinks, $82 total…TOTAL, Australia pricing = disgusting!
taxes are high in Australia
The opposite is true.
Of the 38 OECD nations, Australia ranks in the lowest 10 right around the same as the UK and USA - there are some great charts here https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/global/tax-burden-on-labo…
It's worldwide bro, open your eyes
Yep, its called attrition.
Ah there's nothing like price gouging and crisis profiteering.
My $25~ bottle has about a litre left 😑
Cobram 3L was $50 at Woolworths/Coles recently. $46 equivalent at Aldi (subject to stock).
You'd have to be struggling, don't care about quality if you buy this or missed out on the deals.
Is Spanish olive oil a poor man's choice??
Not according to millions of Spaniards. Couple of decades ago expats in Canberra heavily favoured Carbonell which was usually panned by Australian "experts" in taste tests.
"Expats" favoured it, because decades ago they had sweet FA choice in EVOOs.
@SupeNintendoChalmers: Less choice definitely but your stab in the dark is wrong. Like many immigrant groups they had entrepreneurs who established businesses which imported many Spanish staples and favs, including tins of Carbonell, in two varieties. Care to have a guess which variety was more favoured and why?
expatsimmigrants
Any Australian olive oil I've tried has been top notch. I don't see a reason to get something else to save a few $$.
Agree. Even the premium Spanish EVOOs like an Arbequina are barely any better than an Australian produced Hojiblanca.
@SupeNintendoChalmers: Mediterranean olive oil is the best in the world. What's next, you guys are making better wine than Italians? lmfao
@nikoris: Yes and no.
Like ChrisLevo said below, I can get Australian EVOO the day its pressed. You'd be lucky to get Spanish/Greek/Italian EVOO less than 6 months after its pressed.
Australian olive oil is much fresher, and you can certainly smell and taste the difference.
And, it's not as if you drink litres of the stuff every week and buying local will kill your budget.
I find the flavour to be better than any Australian made supermarket supplied olive oil.
The reason I use EVOO is for its bold flavour and I think it could be due to the quality of olives grown in Australia but all of them lacks flavour and punch.
There is no reported quality or tampering issues on any of the tests done on Spanish olive oil.
I would stay clear of any Italian made olive oils. Especially the ones sold in 4l size tins.
Yes many times the Ïtalian"oils are doctored with hazelnut oil, corn oil etc
I find La Española EVOO strikes a good balance, not over powering and so a good allrounder (salads, marrinades), but enough going on to also make it a good dipping oil for bread etc.
$13 a litre is a good price these days. La Espanola has been a household favourite of ours for going on a decade. I picked one up one myself a couple of days ago.
The tin version 4L was $65 yesterday not sure if this has the same oil.
Yes same oil, the tin packaging is favorable as it prevents light from causing the oil to oxidised prematurely. Hence its priced more as it has a longer shelf life.
It takes me around 6 months to consume 4litres so my preference is always going for the tin as it keeps the freshness of the oil better.
The plastic bottle is fine if your going to consume it within a month or two.
And less toxic fat soluble chemicals leaching into the oil too when its from a tin rather than plastic bottle! Our local Drakes has a Spanish brand Isabella on sale 4 L tin EVOO for 55
Presume the tin is lined with BPA to stop corrosion though
@0 0 0: Hope not! Wouldn't the oil stop the corrosion? Are food worldwith is the UN/WHO/FAO Codex Alimentarius designed to make us ill , dependant on Big Farma and Big FarmBiz and kill us and depopulate along the way
@glyptothek: Codex alimentsrius designed by a n@zi criminal of war, adopted by the US, forced on the population and been responsible for reducing the efficiacy, strength and availability of supplements for decades.
@Rickysupertramp: Yup IGFarben broken up into BASF Bayer Hoeschst etc after the Nurnberg Trials And he even cooked it up whilst incarcerated! It is interesting that ANY country that does not produce product with Codex Alimentarius dictates is sanctioned by World Trade Organization
@glyptothek: You're all over it mate. Glad to see someone else who knows what it's all about on here too.
@0 0 0: I thought the little rubbery pull out pourer things meant there was a bladder on the inside of the tin.. though ive never opened one up
I thought the little rubbery pull out pourer things meant there was a bladder on the inside of the tin.
It doesn't mean that at all and there is no bladder inside the tin. It's just a tin.
Unfortunately I think it's highly likely the tins are lined with plastic, can't find any definitive answers. Best way to check is to cut one open and scratch the inside to see if anything comes off.
You obviously don't know that plastic bottles are used for storing lots of chemicals like acids, spirits, turpentine, etc. Thanks to the properties of plastics.
@bob19: Thanks to different kinds of plastics and different kind of materials reacting or not reacting with it. Glass never reacts with anything, plastic does.
so a lot more expensive!
I was going to fork out the $15/L for Australian olive oil, then had a better look in my Doomsday Box and lo and behold, I found a 3L tin of Australian olive oil! Yes, I did indeed do a little dance and smiled in the memory of all the family and friends who give me shit about having my own mini dry goods supermarket aka 100L storage box, full of regularly used items I've bought whilst on sale. Sure, I have no storage room, anywhere, but the savings! The savings!
Cool story Hansel
What will he have when doomsday comes, silly move.
It's true, I'm so hot right now.
In a doomsday scenario you can consume the oil or use it as fuel in your diesel generators.
Haven't cringed like this in a long time, thanks.
https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/productdetails/285931/la-…
How would the La Gina EVOO 3.78L compare against this deal ($49.00)?
This one is cold pressed.The only thing that concerns me is:
Origin: Packed in Italy from multiple origins.
https://www.afr.com/politics/100m-business-grew-from-family-…
La Gina is an Australian import company.
They buy Italian goods wholesale and rebrands it for Australian market.
Would stay clear of this
What's wrong with the wholesale rebranding?
It's cold pressed, e.g. much better and healthier oil.All EVOO is cold pressed. If it's not it's not EVOO.
@r33tom: There are several articles which state not all EVOOs are cold extracted ("pressed").
Here is one:
https://www.myrolion.com/cold-pressed-olive-oil/If the La Gina brand is using "cold pressed" in a misleading manner then they should be called out.
Other than that, what exactly is your beef with this company?
Cold pressed is good.
I've bought this La Gina EVOO (well, not this, the 4L La Gina EVOO in the tin. I am assuming this is the same stuff just cheaper packaging?) and it was fine as EVOO goes — better than most of the big tins of Italian olive oil I've had, but behind the Aussie stuff. Fairly mild flavor profile but still seems to be extra virgin enough to at least fool me. If there was a Spanish (other than Moro, imo their EVOO does not taste extra virgin, i swear it has to blended!) or Australian one within 15c/L or so I'd definitely take that though. So I'd 100% go for this deal over the La Gina as its a few c/L cheaper actually.
Is it cheaper then Costco? Thanks
I think it's similar price but the Costco is their own branded but shows country of origin as Spain.
1 US gallon = 3.785 litres
Why is this in gallons?
Because that's how they decided to bottle and sell it
Possibly aimed at the US market? No idea
The thing is, soft drinks in the US are sold in bottles denominated in litres (liters).
Cheapest olive oil as been for some time.
Spain had a bumper crop this season, Australia not so much. Prices should start falling.
Hi, oil noob here. I buy the Woolworths Extra Virgin Spanish Olive Oil 1L. Is there anything wrong with this product i.e. toxins/fillers/etc? Should I be buying this instead? Thanks!
Hard to say. Usually cheap oils tend to be made from old olives, and you can tell this by the smell.
A quality EVOO should smell like freshly cut grass, usually the cheapest oils smell like nothing.
Hot true We Greeks use RIPE olives for oil - all our oi;l is EVOO - riper fruit means more health oil
The followers aka Spain Italy pick greek AKA UNRIPE olives for their own use
Which brand do you guys recommend for normal olive oil and not the virgin ones?
I heard extra virgin olive oil can only be used on salads and not hot cooking.
Zero aka NONE Chemically extracted oil aka Pure Olive oil has lost all the catcechins etc due to chemical leaching There are few benefit for these oils
Greeks use EVOO for ALL cooking salds etc etc cakes biscuits No nasty Corn/Sunflower/Canola/Palm oil for us! these SEED OILS are highly toxic to human metabolism, which is why theyve been pushed so much!sorry what?
I heard extra virgin olive oil can only be used on salads and not hot cooking.
You heard wrong, it's not all about the smoke point. Evoo is pretty resilient.
You can also use avocado oil, but it's pretty expensive.
For most home cooking you will rarely get it hot enough for it to break down (above 200 degrees C)
I wouldn't use it to sear a steak or season your wok with it.
Everything else is fine including deep frying.
Spain is the #1 oil and best oil producer in the world.
Greece or Cyprus definitely has the best olive oil in the world
Turkey's oils better than those
Wow.. prices are crazy. Not so long ago i remember buying moro 4L tin for $28 or so.
Here's a look at the commodity price.
Can only see the last 5 years in the free version. Just below US$ 3000/t in early 2020, with a COVID dip late 2020, leading to an increase to $4000 in 2021. Fairly constant in 2022. Then a steep rise to peak over US$10,000 in Jan 24. Now US$ 8700. That current price works out about AUD 12 per liter (about 1100 liters in 1 ton).
Essentially: this special is damn close to the bulk price. Someone actually is copping a loss when considering the cost involved in bottling and retailing. Only reason we see this here is that the international producers don't want to give up market share to the local competition.
Thanks! Good analysis. Great to see some actual facts behind the pricing. Looks like it’s on a downward trend so yeah hopefully we’ll see some decent prices again.
I buy the Woolworths Australian Olive Oil at $16.20/litre with the monthly 10% discount, I found that oil quite good and it worked out similar price to this Spanish one.
How can you spot REAL cold pressed extra virgin olive oil?
Good price Picked on up yesterday
Read in The Australian yesterday Spain has had a bumper crop of olives for oil this Northern Autumn. Lets hope the prices continue to go down accordingly!