Glossary of Bulk Oil Terms

The industry related to making, transporting or selling prepared foods and other related goods to restaurants, hospitals, schools, hotels and other hospitality establishments.

Food safety is a scientific discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent food-borne illness.

Similar to Food Manufacturing, this term is slightly more all encompassing, and includes the production and creation of goods on all scales — both large and small.  Food processing includes processes that could be performed by home cooks, in smaller quantities. 

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics defines food manufacturing as industries that transform livestock and agricultural products into products for immediate or final consumption.  Food manufacturing involves the transformation of these original foods into other foods using equipment, recipes and food production techniques such as baking, fermenting or chemical processes. 

The specific taste and flavor of a food; in this case, olive oil.  Olive oils can come with many different flavor profiles.  Terms like bitter, peppery or fruity are often used; however, there are a wide variety of adjectives that can be used.

The point at which an oil or fat is heated and bursts into flame.  This information is often provided in conjunction with the smoke point, which is the point at which, when heated, an oil begins to smoke.

A registration number used to show that a facility has been registered with the FDA for the purpose of food production and is being run with their guidance and oversight.

Any of a group of natural esters of glycerol and various fatty acids, which are solid at room temperature (for example, palm or coconut oil).  This term is often used in conjunction with the term “oil” as they denote similar things — for example, someone who manages “fats and oils” would be someone who deals with lipids in both forms: fat (solid) and oil (liquid).

Plastic jugs (often 1 Gallon) that have a handle built-in to the top of the jug, rather than on the side.  The spout is also located on the top of the jug, and the jug forms a vertical rectangle.

To sell and ship goods outside of your home country.