The
Advantages of Organic Olive
Oil
Organic olive oil is frequently used to prepare healthy meals. This oil
is obtained from the olive. The olive comes from a tree commonly
cultivated in the Mediterranean area. Generally countries like France,
Italy, Greece and Spain cultivate the olive tree.
Spain is the main producer of olive oil in the entire world controlling
more than 33% of the total production. The highest quality olive oils
used in the United States generally come Spain, Italy and Greece.
Olive oil is one of the main components of any Mediterranean meal. The
oil conserves most of the properties and vitamins of the olive. This
oil is very rich in antioxidants and monounsaturated fats; known to increase the levels of good cholesterol (HDL)
and reduce the levels of the bad one (LDL) which results in less
probability of suffering from heart diseases.
The oil that
comes from the olive could also help in:
- reducing the chance
of suffering from diabetes
- hypertension
- some types of cancer and
ulcers
- it also contributes to slow down the aging process improving
the life expectancy
This fact proves that is not coincidence that the
Mediterranean diet, very rich in olive oil, can decrease the chances of
suffering many dangerous chronic diseases.
Now, not all olive oils are
equally effective. The quality of the oil is a fundamental factor to
determine its properties.
Organic olive oil is simply the oil that comes from olives that have
been grown without pesticides or additives. When the oil is organic it
provides a unique flavor and taste that can’t be matched. The best oils
are the ones called
cold
pressed. The term refers to the process used
to extract the oil from the olive. Large stone rollers are used to
crush the olives, this result in very good quality oil produced. Modern
machinery is normally avoided to produce them although some
oils with lower quality are produced using less natural processes.
Among all the types of oils, the extra
virgin organic olive oil is
known to be the best. The extra virgin oil is not processed like other
types and since is extracted without using chemicals or heat; it
conserves most of its flavor and nutrients. The virgin one is obtained
from a second pressing not as good as extra virgin but superior to the
others. The “pure oil” is normally a mixture of processed and extra
virgin oil resulting in minor quality.
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