An Olive Tree can live up to 600 years and it is an
Evergreen Tree, but it takes 5 to 8 years before it will bear its first
fruit.
Extra Virgin Olive Oil is simply the 100% juice of the olive itself:
Olive Oil is the juice derived from squeezing the olives with no other
added preservatives whatsoever.
People living in the Mediterranean area who use Olive
Oil as their main source of fat, have the worlds lowest mortality rate
due to cardio-vascular illness. Olive Oil contains no cholesterol and
no carbohydrate.
Extra Virgin Olive Oil is the best olive oil you can
purchase from a health and taste point of view.
Eating Olive Oil has been found to reduce the incidence
of cancer, reduce blood pressure, aid digestion and delay aging process
of our organs and tissues.
Diets rich in Olive Oils are common to the world’s
longest living populations.
Studies indicate that a Mediterranean diet low in saturated
fats such as butter, lard and other animal fats, but in monounsaturated
fats such as Olive Oil, in addition to grains, fruits and vegetables,
helps keep the artery-clogging LDL (bad cholesterol) low while maintaining
healthful levels of HDL. (good cholesterol)
The HDL has a preventative effect on cardiovascular
illness because it may help to eliminate LDL from the blood by carrying
it to the liver. In addition, many medical researchers and nutritionists
agree that Olive Oil is a good source of vitamin E which may protect
against cancer and heart disease.
Olive Oil can be used in cooking: you can fry, bake,
sauté’, stir fry and deep fry with it; you can also filter
it and use it many times since it is very stable at high temperatures.
Olive Oil can keep for up to 4 years or more if stored in a cool dark
place, and that is more than any other oil.
Extra Virgin Olive Oil has 120 calories per tablespoon
(9 calories per gram of oil). A good tasting salad is mixed with extra
Virgin Olive Oil. Olive Oil is the most easily absorbed edible fat.
The aromatic substances and sensory (organoleptic) characteristics
in Extra Virgin Olive Oil and their peculiar flavor and taste serve
to distinguish one Olive Oil from another. Extra Virgin Olive Oil acidity
should be less than 1% (It is tested in laboratory: it has no taste).
The color of Olive Oil does not matter: make your judgment
by flavor and aroma. It is like wine, very personal.
Extra Virgin Olive Oil is good
for you.
