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.
What is olive oil virginity?
Virgin olive oil (VOO)
Virgin oils are, unlike regular olive oil, always made cold-pressed and without the use of any heat or chemicals. This means that the oil is extracted purely mechanically, by grinding olives into a paste followed by pressing.
Is olive pomace oil healthy?
Yes, It's Made Up Of Healthier Fats
Olive Pomace Oil is still made 100% from olives, which means that the make up of lipids are still the same as in other olive oils. All olive oil has a high level of monounsaturated fats (the healthy fats) and a low level of saturated and polyunsaturated fats.
Olive oil is rich in monounsaturated oleic acid. This fatty acid is believed to have many beneficial effects and is a healthy choice for cooking. Extra virgin olive oil is loaded with antioxidants, some of which have powerful biological effects.Olive oil contains nutrients that fight inflammation. These include oleic acid as well as the antioxidant oleocanthal.Extra virgin olive oil has numerous benefits for heart health. It lowers blood pressure, protects bad LDL cholesterol particles from oxidation and improves the function of blood vessels.
EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL: Superior category olive oil obtained directly from healthy olives, and only by mechanical procedures, and whose free acidity expressed in oleic acid is a maximum of 0.8%.
VIRGIN OLIVE OIL: Olive oil obtained by mechanical procedures and whose acidity cannot exceed 2%.
REFINED OLIVE OIL: Not intended for direct consumption. Olive oil obtained by refining (neutralization, deodorization, etc.) of virgin olive oils, the acidity of which cannot exceed 0.3%.
OLIVE OIL: Olive oil consisting of a mixture of refined olive oils and virgin olive oils, the acidity of which cannot exceed 1%.
Origin: Spain