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Kc asked in Science & MathematicsChemistry · 3 years ago

What pH would you classify olive oil as?

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  • Travis
    3 years ago

    ?

  • pisgahchemist
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    Olive oil pH....

    While it is possible to measure the acidity of olive oil, it is not expressed on the pH scale, a scale which is used for solutions where water is the solvent. Therefore, you would not have a pH for olive oil.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    Virgin olive oil is characterized by acidity between 0.8% and 2%, while lampante olive oil (a low quality oil that is not edible) features a free acidity higher than 2%. The increase of free acidity in olive oil is due to free fatty acids that are released from triglycerides.

  • billrussell42
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    none.

    pH is a logarithmic scale used to specify the acidity or basicity of an aqueous solution.

    Olive oil is NOT an aqueous solution.

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