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Olive Oil VOlive Oil finds end number of applications even today. Though initially use of the oil was limited to being applied as a healing agent, today, this oil with its healthy content of monounsaturated fat finds uses galore. Olive Oil we offer is extracted from fresh quality olives that are cultivated under organic farming conditions. The main use of the oil is seen in revitalizing your vigour as the oil is known to boost blood circulation manifold. The oil is also popular as a diabetic deterrent, also exerting health benefitting effect on your blood cholesterol levels.

Olive oil is the oil that comes from the fruit of the olive tree (Olea europea). Virgin olive oil is produced by mechanical processing of the olive fruit in olive mills. It is a key element of the Mediterranean diet and is considered a healthy food product due to its content of monounsaturated fats, antioxidants, etc. Physical and chemical characteristics Crude virgin olive oil is a mixture of various ingredients. These can be distinguished into three categories: Glycerides, fat-soluble substances and water-soluble substances. They can also be distinguished into saponifiable and non-saponifiable components. Glycerides, which are also saponifiable components, are mainly triglycerides, i.e. esters of glycerol with fatty acids. The latter are mainly: oleic, palmitoleic, linoleic, stearic and palmitic. The first three are unsaturated fatty acids, and the other two are saturated Historical data In the Greek area, presses for the production of oil from olives and containers (jars) for oil storage dating from the Mycenaean era have been found. According to the excavations carried out in the Proto-Cycladic II (2,700-2,300 BC) cemetery of Spedos in 1903 by Klonos Stefanos, among the other finds, he mentions a silver-plated clay vessel which contained traces of spoiled olive oil. The careful research in the chemistry of the National University under Professor K. Zengeli proved, beyond doubt, the existence of olive oil. Klonos Stefanos (in the Proceedings of the Archaeological Society PAE 1906) notes that together with the silver-plated clay vessel, a triple clay oil lamp was found. Olive oil is referred to on a Linear B tablet from Knossos as erawo (oil) and on others with a special ideogram. Olive oil and health Olive oil contains high levels of monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) as well as an abundance of bioactive components. Of these, the phenolic components are the most extensively studied. Regarding the benefits of MUFAs in human health, the US Food and Drink Administration authorized qualitative health claims (health claims), for the first time in 2004, regarding the protection offered by monounsaturated fatty acids of olive oil against cardiovascular risk diseases. Overall, the benefits of olive oil fatty acids were summarized at the first International Conference on Olive Oil and Health, in 2005. But olive oil is more than a rich source of monounsaturated fatty acids. Its phenolic components have shown anti-inflammatory and chemo-protective properties. Oleocanthal in olive oil has been found to have a similar effect to the anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen. In none of the studies in which the role of phenolic components of olive oil has been examined, cytotoxicity has been shown.

Blended extra virgin olive oil 20 % with sunflower oil 80 % in pet bottle

Olives picked at the very beginning of the harvest season, early November, are not completely ripen and have slightly less oil, a peppery and bitter quality and are higher in polyphenols and antioxidants and have a longer shelf life. â??First cold pressedâ?? for olive oil produced by stone mills, as a result, Extra virgin olive oil is exclusively obtained from olives through mechanical process. It excludes oils obtained by chemical processes and those blended with oils from other sources. Mild fruity taste that has a free acidity which cannot exceed 0.5 grams per 100 grams (0.8%). It accounts for less than 10% of oil in many producing countries Payment terms: TT Only

Dear All, We are a Greek company that produces premium extra virgin olive oil exclusively from Manaki variety olives, sourced from our own olive groves and from cooperating local producers. More than a simple olive oil, Corinto Extra Virgin Olive Oil is a labour of love. Made from handpicked Manaki olives which are cold-extracted to preserve their natural properties, it can form the ideal basis for a delicious and healthy Mediterranean diet. Interested parties contact us for a detailed price offer.

Free acidity (oleic acid %) - M 0,8% Peroxide value (meg 02/kg) - M 20 K232 (in UV) - M 2,5 K270 (in UV) - M 0,22 Delta K (in UV) - M 0,01 Myristic acid - M 0,05 Arachidic acid - M 0,6 Linolenic acid - M 1 Eicosenoic acid - M 0,4 Behenic acid - M 0,2 Lignoceric acid - M 0,2

Extra virgin olive oil is the highest grade of virgin olive oil derived by cold mechanical extraction without use of solvents or refining methods. It contains no more than 0.8% free acidity, and is judged to have a superior taste, having some fruitiness and no defined sensory defects.