Aristoleo Awards 2027
Your verified number. Your designation. Your place in front of the buyers looking for it.
Since 2016, the Aristoleo Awards have recognized high phenolic olive oil verified through measurable standards. Entries are analysed by qNMR, with independent third-party organoleptic lab analysis for defects, only. Qualifying oils meet the 250 mg/kg minimum, the EU health claim threshold.
This is not a competition to win. It’s a way to present verified content to the public. Every result at or above the 250 mg/kg minimum meets the EU Health Claim threshold, so a lower number is as welcome as a higher one.
We work with our producers to help them develop their product, and your result is where that work starts.
Aristoleo’s space is health and wellness. We verify what is in the oil and how it is protected, and we do not score flavour.
Why Enter?
1. A result you can prove. Your oil is analysed by qNMR, one of the only methods that identifies and quantifies individual phenolic compounds. Your entry fee covers the lab analysis, and you receive the full result.
2. Recognition as results arrive. There is no waiting for a ceremony. We award results as they are received, so you can use your designation in your marketing right away.
3. Brand assets, ready to use. You receive your certificate as PNG and PDF, plus the Aristoleo crest and bottle sticker files, to print yourself.
4. Your own profile on aristoleo.com. A public page with your verified results, your story, your contact details and links to where buyers can find you.
5. Promoted to the people looking for you. Aristoleo actively promotes high phenolic olive oil to health-conscious consumers, and listed brands are in front of them.
6. The first step to Aristoleo Certification. Your Aristoleo Award is the doorway to Certification, the year-round designation for brands that preserve what they measure.
A New Category. A Growing Marketplace.
High phenolic olive oil is a new category within olive oil, and it is arriving as the wellness industry grows and searches for sources it can trust. Buyers, practitioners and retailers in that world want proof, not adjectives. Your Award gives them a measured result from an independent source, and a direct way to find you.
Direct links to you. Your profile on aristoleo.com sends interested buyers straight to your website, your shop and your contact details.
A trusted source beside your name. In a new category, buyers look for someone they can believe. An Aristoleo Award is a verified result they can check.
A voice that keeps working for the category. Aristoleo continues to educate and promote high phenolic olive oil.
We follow our brands on social media, comment on their posts and share their news as we go, so the category keeps growing and you are part of it.
How it Works
Register and enter one or more high phenolic olive oils or table olives.
Samples are analyzed by qNMR, with independent third-party organoleptic lab analysis for defects, only.
Receive your Award as results arrive: certificate, crest, bottle sticker files, and your public profile on aristoleo.com.
Aristoleo Awards 2027
Submissions for the 2027 awards season are now open.
Recognition is granted upon verification and includes a transparent public-facing profile.
A Living History
Each year, the Aristoleo Awards explore a distinct theme reflecting the evolving understanding of high phenolic olive oil:
2016 — The Greek Miracle
2017 — Tasted Tested & True
2018 — Beyond Organic Beyond Extra Virgin
2019 — Food as Medicine
2020 — Age of Transparency – High Tech High Touch
2021 — The Phenolic Effect
2022 — The Age of Clarity – Aristoleo Cooler
2023 — Polyphenols the Key to Health and Long Life
2024 — A High Phenolic Celebration
2025 — Medicine as Food
2026 — Announcing Certification of High Phenolic EVOO and CoolChain™
Explore past recipients and award archives below.
Certification & Ongoing Standards
The Aristoleo Award verifies your olive oil’s phenolic content and quality. Aristoleo Certification builds on it, adding verified CoolChain™ temperature management from production through storage, with random spot checks, so the quality you measured is the quality your customers receive.
Certified brands are listed in the Aristoleo Certified Registry, with a profile that links buyers straight to them.
