What Is Extra Virgin Olive Oil ?
August 18th, 2008 by roweisWhat is called extra virgin olive oil is the product of the first pressing of the olives and is only 1 percent oleic acid. This type of oil is cold pressed, meaning that no heat is involved. Extra virgin olive oil is considered the finest kind of olive oil available and because of that it is also the most expensive.
Extra virgin olive oil contains antioxidants and other healthy substances. People who consume a lot of extra virgin olive oil often display great longevity, such as the people in the Mediterranean. Extra virgin olive oil is different from other, lower grades in several ways. First of all, it is the oil that is produced in the first pressing of the olives, and it is cold pressed.
Extra virgin olive oil from Tuscany is especially esteemed and costly, coming from a region of Italy known for its great art and cuisine, this region being also the cradle of the Renaissance.