There Are No Truffles in Truffle Oil (2014)
If this is true, I am genuinely surprised that it is legal to sell &quot;Truffle oil&quot;.<p>Take the truffle oil offered by 3 big UK supermarkets [1][2][3]. All three stores describe it as having:<p><pre><code>  &gt; Ingredients:
  &gt; Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Truffle Extract
</code></pre>
What else are we to interpret &quot;truffle extract&quot; as, other than an extract made from truffles?<p>Sainsbury&#x27;s describes it as &quot;Truffle flavour&quot; [3] which I guess I could see as not actually stating it contains truffles (aside from the previously mentioned ingredients list). But Tesco describes it as &quot;Truffle Flavoured&quot; [1], which seems to me to more strongly imply it actually contains some truffle, and Asda describes it as &quot;Flavoured with White Truffle&quot; [2] which to me sounds like an unambiguous statement that it contains at least some white truffle.<p>If this article is accurate, it seems like a complete and utter con.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.tesco.com&#x2F;groceries&#x2F;product&#x2F;details&#x2F;?id=292974500" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.tesco.com&#x2F;groceries&#x2F;product&#x2F;details&#x2F;?id=292974500</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;groceries.asda.com&#x2F;product&#x2F;seed-nut-oil&#x2F;la-espanola-extra-virgin-olive-oil-flavoured-with-white-truffle&#x2F;910002512430" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;groceries.asda.com&#x2F;product&#x2F;seed-nut-oil&#x2F;la-espanola-...</a><p>[3] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.sainsburys.co.uk&#x2F;webapp&#x2F;wcs&#x2F;stores&#x2F;servlet&#x2F;gb&#x2F;groceries&#x2F;la-espanola-truffle-flavour-olive-oil-250ml?langId=44&amp;storeId=10151&amp;krypto=PZcOd/zyK5UzG9u54ivMIX4MX2tRdTeU7MGFHHWCKsseTJyaQ63bOvh5V61FjA1RMzt4p5lrIWnHfuDhwZG51WeK9NxDJM7KdBhoYCj9RTbKVsTLeBSQojSDErlw/K2n&amp;ddkey=http:gb/groceries/la-espanola-truffle-flavour-olive-oil-250ml" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.sainsburys.co.uk&#x2F;webapp&#x2F;wcs&#x2F;stores&#x2F;servlet&#x2F;gb&#x2F;gro...</a>