Does olive oil separate??

No Sounds like it has somehow picked up bacteria. Get rid of it.

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I have a bottle of unopened virgin olive oil. It seems to have
separated. And when I shake it, it combines again, but is cloudy. Is
this oil still good?

TomKan said:

I have a bottle of unopened virgin olive oil. It seems to have
separated. And when I shake it, it combines again, but is cloudy. Is
this oil still good?

If it wasn't filtered, it will have some sediment in it.

Or if it's cold, some of it might solidify and look cloudy, particularly
at the bottom. Warm it slightly and see if the cloudiness goes away. If
it does, turn your heat up a bit and it'll never happen again.

Pastorio

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I have a bottle of unopened virgin olive oil. It seems to have
separated. And when I shake it, it combines again, but is cloudy. Is
this oil still good?

What is happening, if it is cold, is that some of the higher melting point
triglycerides are falling out of solution.Warm it a little and it may clear,
if it does, all is well. Can't imagine bacteria would grow in it, no water!
cheers
Wazza

TomKan said:

I have a bottle of unopened virgin olive oil. It seems to have
separated. And when I shake it, it combines again, but is cloudy. Is
this oil still good?

Oh, no, it's terrible. Beyond hope saving. Better send it to me. 🙂

Or - fill the sink with hot water, stick the bottle in it, let it sit
for a while, shake it, let it sit a little longer. Did the sediments
melt away?

June

Wazza said:

What is happening, if it is cold, is that some of the higher melting point
triglycerides are falling out of solution.Warm it a little and it may clear,
if it does, all is well. Can't imagine bacteria would grow in it, no water!
cheers
Wazza

It certainly could be rancid. I've never
personally had it happen (I use a lot of olive oil
naturally) but it coulddddddddddd...

Goomba38 said:

Wazza said:

What is happening, if it is cold, is that some of the higher
melting point triglycerides are falling out of solution.Warm it a
little and it may clear, if it does, all is well. Can't imagine
bacteria would grow in it, no water! cheers Wazza

It certainly could be rancid. I've never personally had it happen (I
use a lot of olive oil naturally) but it coulddddddddddd...

But you can't see rancidity. The appearance doesn't change, just the
smell and flavor.

Pastorio

TomKan said:

I have a bottle of unopened virgin olive oil. It seems to have
separated. And when I shake it, it combines again, but is cloudy. Is
this oil still good?

Some virgin olive oils are not finely filtered and have
microscopic solids in them.

--Blair
"Throw it away. One of those
microscopic solids could be
Sheldon's brain."

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TomKan said:

I have a bottle of unopened virgin olive oil. It seems to have
separated. And when I shake it, it combines again, but is cloudy. Is
this oil still good?

Some virgin olive oils are not finely filtered and have
microscopic solids in them.

--Blair
"Throw it away. One of those
microscopic solids could be
Sheldon's brain."

If there isn't a rancid oil smell, It is fine. Usually means the oil was
stored somewhere cold.

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Monsur Fromage du Pollet said:

If there isn't a rancid oil smell, It is fine. Usually means the oil

was

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stored somewhere cold.

It's probably a blend... blended estate oils often separate. There's
nothing bad about it, they're supposed to separate, give it a shake
before using or pour into a spouted tin so you can't see the
separation. Quality estate EVOO will not be nearly as well
filtered/clarified as the bulk commercial stuff, so the sediment will
precipitate out of suspension and it will look cloudy, but it's
perfectly good.

Sheldon

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TomKan said:

I have a bottle of unopened virgin olive oil. It seems to have
separated. And when I shake it, it combines again, but is cloudy. Is
this oil still good?

Some virgin olive oils are not finely filtered and have
microscopic solids in them.

--Blair
"Throw it away. One of those
microscopic solids could be
Sheldon's brain."

If there isn't a rancid oil smell, It is fine.

In my experience you cannot always smell rancidity.
I have a number of times went by smell and ended up
with a rancid taste in my food. I would taste it
to make sure.

Kate

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Until you bite their heads off.”
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