It is found at considerably higher concentrations in solvent-extracted olive oil than in other oils, such as pressed olive oil and grape pip oil, which also contain it, and so its presence may demonstrate the presence of solvent-extract olive oil.
Son dosage peut servir à vérifier la présence d'huile d'olive d'extraction, sa concentration y étant nettement plus élevée que dans d'autres huiles (huiles d'olive de pression, huiles de pépins de raisin).
