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Premium Select Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Lucini is a highly reliable estate-grown oil that uses UV-protective dark glass and maintains an FFA below 0.5%, significantly better than the legal limit. However, it misses the 'Gold' tier because its 24-hour harvest-to-press window and acidity levels are good but not elite (<0.2% FFA and <6-hour press), and it lacks batch-specific polyphenol transparency.
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