Virgin olive oil rich in oleic fatty acid has a beneficial effect on health, especially on the cardiovascular system, blood cholesterol levels and the digestive system. The aim of this paper was to examine the possibilities of applying nutrition and health claims to virgin olive oil from the Istarska bjelica and Rosulja varieties. The fatty acid composition was determined by gas chromatography according to the HR EN ISO 12966-2:2017 method. The results showed that both varieties contain a high proportion of oleic fatty acid, with Istarska bjelica containing 77.3% and Rosulja 74.6%. Virgin olive oil from both varieties meets the conditions for the nutrition claims “High in unsaturated fat” and “High in monounsaturated fat”, as well as the health claim concerning the contribution of oleic acid to the maintenance of normal blood cholesterol levels.

Djevičansko maslinovo ulje bogato oleinskom masnom kiselinom povoljno djeluje na zdravlje, osobito na kardiovaskularni sustav, razinu kolesterola u krvi te probavni sustav. Cilj ovog rada bio je razmotriti mogućnosti primjene prehrambenih i zdravstvenih tvrdnji za djevičansko maslinovo ulje (DMU) iz sorti Istarska bjelica i Rosulja. Određen je sastav masnih kiselina plinskom kromatografijom prema metodi HR EN ISO 12966-2:2017. Rezultati su pokazali da obje sorte sadrže visok udio oleinske masne kiseline, i to Istarska bjelica 77,3 %, a Rosulja 74,6 %. DMU iz obje sorte ispunjavaju uvjete za prehrambene tvrdnje „Bogato nezasićenim masnim kiselinama“ i „Bogato jednostrukonezasićenim masnim kiselinama“ te zdravstvenu tvrdnju o doprinosu oleinske masne kiseline u održavanju normalne razine kolesterola.