Wonder why the cost of olive oil is higher than other oils? Wonder why every other nutritionist or
medical doctor recommends the intake of olive oil? Read on.
Natural olive
oil is one of the finest gifts of
nature that mankind has been bestowed with. It is rich source of monounsaturated
fatty acid. Natural olive oil is the natural juice that is obtained from olive
trees. Olive tree is has the ability to live for more than 600 years and it
remains evergreen. It contains high level of anti oxidative ingredients and
fatty acids. Venerated poet named it as ‘liquid gold’. Apart from, being
regularly consumed in everyday meals it is also used for ritual and medicinal
purposes. It has the ingredients that can decrease the level of bad cholesterol
in one’s body. Extra virgin olive oil
contains vitamin E and K along with anti oxidants called as polyphenols.
Polyphenols help to make the immune system of the body stronger and wipe out
the harmful radicals. Natural olive oil
has more number of unsaturated fat than any other oil or fat. It has been found
out that the mortality rate among unsaturated fat consumers is lesser than
those who consume saturated fat.
Growing areas
Natural olive
oil is mainly cultivated in
Mediterranean nations such as Tunisia, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Israel, Lebanon,
France, Greece and Morocco. More than half of the available land at Greece is
used for fresh olive oil
cultivation. About 95% of the total Premium quality extra virginolive oil comes from the Mediterranean
nations.
Ingredients
Do you wonder what the constituents of extra virgin olive oil are? 120 calories team up with 14 grams of
fat with negligible cholesterol to form one tablespoon of olive oil. 77% fat
found in olive oil is estimated to be monounsaturated while 9% is
polyunsaturated fat. Premium quality extra virgin olive oil contains vitamin E and phenolic compounds
hydroxytytosol and tyrosol along with antioxidants beta-carotene.
Grades
of Olive Oil:
There are numerous grades of natural olive oil. Some of them are virgin,
pure olive oil or olive oil, lampante, refined oil and pomace olive oil.
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