‘Oh
not the olive oil, it is expensive’ – do you say this often to the shopkeeper? It
is true that extra virgin olive oil is expensive. It costs a lot. But, whether you should use it or not should,
ideally, not depend on its cost but what it gives back. If we consider the
advantages of premium quality extra virgin olive oil then, perhaps there
will be very few people who would be hurt by its expensive cost. Just like the
cost there have been a number of myths in and around natural olive oil. Due to
belief in myths many refrain from consumption of this healthy oil. Three of
them have been mentioned here:
The 3 Common Myths about Extra
Virgin Olive Oil
There
are not three, but numerous myths associated with olive oil. There are high
chances that you too believe in, at least one of these myths. Read on.
- The next time you go shopping for fresh olive oil make sure you check the label. Does it make you think, why? This is the first myth that is spread worldwide. In reality, there is no such labeling like ‘pure virgin’. The real product is judged on a number of factors such as the extraction process, color standards and obviously the taste. Today, the market is inundated with a plethora of oils that claim to be premium quality extra virgin olive oil. They charge exorbitant amount. Hence, don’t go running behind brands. Instead find out the history behind making of those oils. Mere labels don’t matter.
- Again, the place of origin creates confusion. Some are of the view that Italy is the place, from where majority of the different variety of natural olive oil comes. From Italy, only a small amount of pure and genuine olive oil comes. Many marketers take advantage of this confusion and charge excess money from ignorant customers. Actually, Spain at present is the largest producer of extra virgin olive oil.
- The third myth pertaining to extra virgin olive oil on this list is the process in which it is extracted. People think of big companies and think the chemicals they add during making of the oils is healthy, while, in most cases it is not so. A number of chemical processes take place to extract oils but the pure oils are naturally extracted. Use of chemicals is not good. In fact, the purity of oils is often measured in terms of, number of times they undergo the chemical extraction process.
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