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Olive Oil and Benefit of Olive Oil
Pungent, light green - golden olive oil is extracted from the olive fruit that grows in olive groves along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea and is the only vegetable oil that can be consumed without further processing or refining.
Olive oil health benefit reputation on heart health
spans generations and cultures.
Success and benefit of olive oil lies in the fact that it is rich in monounsaturated fats, essential polyunsaturated fats and beneficial compounds like beta carotene, Vitamin E, flavones, sterols and polyphenols. It's high content of monounsaturated fats reduce risk of coronary heart disease, lowers 'bad' LDL cholesterol level while maintaining 'good' HDL cholesterol level.
Quality of Olive Oil
Quality of olive oil is measured by its "virginity" and the level of virginity of the olive oil affects its beneficial health properties.
Olive oil are classified according to its level of acidity, resulting in extra virgin olive oil, virgin olive oil and pure olive oil.
Extra virgin olive oil is produced from pressing the olive fruits through the cold pressing process and has less than 1% level of acidity. Extra virgin olive oil has good anti-inflammatory properties and good organoleptic qualities.
Virgin olive oil are produced from slightly riper olive fruits in exactly the same manner as extra virgin olive oil and has a higher level of acidity of between 1% to 3%.
Pure olive oil are olive oil produced from second cold pressing of the olive fruits.
Olive Oil tips
- choose cold pressed extra virgin olive oil for taste and depth of olive flavor
- keep olive oil in dark olive oil bottle and out of direct sunlight to protect it from going rancid
Cooking with Olive Oil
Cooking with olive oil is easy and the best olive oil use is one that suits your taste and cooking style.
Olive oil use in deep-frying fish can actually prevent the fish from becoming too oily as a crust is quickly form around the outer layer of the fish to prevent excess oil from penetrating into the fish.
Olive oil can be re-use up to five times when use to deep-fry fish and vegetables.
Always remember that olive oil has calories and that benefit of olive oil is in replacing saturated fats in our daily diet and not to increase total number of calories.
Recommendation is to use two tablespoons of olive oil daily (approximately 23g) to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.
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