The Olive Oil Freshness Index
Unknown = stale until proven fresh.
Every bottle of olive oil graded A+ to F on harvest dates, shelf age, and published lab results. No taste scores. No placements.
See the gradesThe Index
12 of 27 graded oils print a harvest date · grades marked provisional await a shelf sighting · how grading works
| Grade | Oil | Origin | Harvest date on label | $ / 500ml | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Agrónomo — Chilean Harvest 2026 | Chile | Yes | — | Fresh-Pressed Olive Oil Club (subscription) | |
| Oro del Desierto Picual | Tabernas, Almería, Spain | Yes | — | Olive Oil Lovers (online), Specialty | |
| Fat Gold Extra Virgin Olive Oil Fat Goldprovisional | California, USA | Yes | $36.00 | Direct (DTC) | |
| California Olive Ranch 100% California California Olive Ranchprovisional | California, USA | Yes | $13.00 | Whole Foods, Safeway, Kroger | |
| California Olive Ranch Global Blend California Olive Ranchprovisional | Blend (multi-country) | Yes | $7.33 | Safeway, Kroger, Walmart | |
| Cobram Estate California Select Cobram Estateprovisional | California, USA | Yes | $10.00 | Safeway, Kroger, Costco | |
| Corto TRULY 100% Extra Virgin Cortoprovisional | California, USA | Yes | $12.50 | Direct (DTC), Specialty | |
| Oro del Desierto Organic Coupage Oro del Desiertoprovisional | Tabernas, Almería, Spain | Yes | — | Olive Oil Lovers (online) | |
| Castillo de Canena Reserva Familiar Picual Castillo de Canenaprovisional | Jaén, Spain | Yes | — | Olive Oil Lovers (online) | |
| Graza Drizzle Grazaprovisional | Jaén, Spain | Yes | $21.00 | Whole Foods, Target, Direct (DTC) | |
| Graza Sizzle Grazaprovisional | Jaén, Spain | Yes | $10.00 | Whole Foods, Target, Direct (DTC) | |
| Oro Bailén Reserva Familiar Picual Oro Bailénprovisional | Jaén, Spain | Yes | — | Olive Oil Lovers (online) | |
| Brightland Awake Brightlandprovisional | California, USA | No | $53.33 | Direct (DTC) | |
| Franci Bio Organic Frantoio Franciprovisional | Tuscany, Italy | No | — | Olive Oil Lovers (online) | |
| Frantoio Franci IGP Toscano Frantoio Franciprovisional | Tuscany, Italy | No | — | Olive Oil Lovers (online) | |
| Guglielmi Le Monocultivar Coratina Guglielmiprovisional | Puglia, Italy | No | — | Olive Oil Lovers (online) | |
| Masia el Altet High End Masia el Altetprovisional | Alicante, Spain | No | — | Olive Oil Lovers (online) | |
| Quattrociocchi Olivastro Quattrociocchiprovisional | Lazio, Italy | No | — | Olive Oil Lovers (online) | |
| Theodosia Koroneiki PDO Sitia Theodosiaprovisional | Sitia, Crete, Greece | No | — | Olive Oil Lovers (online) | |
| Pompeian Robust Extra Virgin Olive Oil Pompeianprovisional | Blend (multi-country) | No | $6.62 | Walmart, Kroger, Safeway | |
| 365 Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Mediterranean Blend) 365 by Whole Foods Marketprovisional | Blend (Mediterranean) | No | $5.00 | Whole Foods | |
| Bertolli Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Original) Bertolliprovisional | Blend (multi-country) | No | $8.00 | Kroger, Safeway, Walmart, Target | |
| Colavita Extra Virgin Olive Oil Colavitaprovisional | Blend (multi-country) | No | $8.67 | Kroger, Walmart, Amazon | |
| Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil Filippo Berioprovisional | Blend (multi-country) | No | $7.33 | Kroger, Safeway, Walmart | |
| Kirkland Signature Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil Kirkland Signatureprovisional | Blend (multi-country) | No | $5.00 | Costco | |
| Partanna Extra Virgin Olive Oil Partannaprovisional | Sicily, Italy | No | $10.00 | Specialty, Amazon, Costco (regional) | |
| Trader Joe's Extra Virgin Olive Oil Trader Joe'sprovisional | Blend (multi-country) | No | $4.50 | Trader Joe's |
Rankings
Answers to the questions you actually have
Oils that tell you when they were harvested
Every graded oil whose brand prints a harvest date on the bottle — the single biggest freshness signal a label can give you.
The best freshness grades under $15
Grade-per-dollar for the shelf most people actually buy from, using typical retail prices (sighting-verified prices replace these as they land).
The freshest picks at Whole Foods
Graded oils commonly stocked at Whole Foods Market.
The freshest picks at Costco
Graded oils commonly stocked at Costco.
Oils with published polyphenol counts
Brands willing to put a lab-tested polyphenol number next to a date. The shortness of this list is the story.
How grading works
The olive oil in your pantry is probably two years old. Olive oil is a fresh product sold like a shelf-stable one — it loses up to 40% of its polyphenols within a year of harvest. So we grade the one thing labels hide.
Disclosure /40
Does the bottle print a harvest date — or only a best-by date, which is typically set from bottling, which can be a year or more after harvest?
Shelf recency /40
How old is the stock actually on shelves? Measured from photographed, dated sightings in real stores — not from press releases.
Verification /20
Does the producer publish lot-level lab results — acidity, peroxide, polyphenols, with a test date — so freshness can be checked, not claimed?
Full rubric, grade bands, and our corrections policy on the methodology page. Brands: think your grade is wrong? Send us your lot data — we regrade on evidence.
From the people behind the Index
Prefer it picked for you?
Founding Harvest Drop No. 1: small-lot oils from the winter harvest, milled October–November 2026, shipped days off the press — built to grade A+ on our own index. Limited to 150 boxes.
See the dropThe Pressing Report
New grades, new harvests, shelf audits
One email when the index updates — regrades, audit results, and first word on the winter harvest.