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Over the past decade, high-phenolic olive oils have increasingly appeared on the market. These are olive oils with a high content of phenolic compounds (antioxidants) directly associated with olive oil’s health benefits. According to the European Union's Regulation 432/2012 on nutrition and health claims, olive oils containing at least 5 mg of hydroxytyrosol and its derivatives (such as oleuropein complex and tyrosol) per 20 g of olive oil may carry an authorized health claim