Is Extra Virgin Olive Oil Healthier?

THERE’S A LARGE AMOUNT OF PRODUCTS, BY-PRODUCTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS OF OLIVE OIL.

WHY IS OLIVE OIL CONSIDERED THE HEALTHIEST? AND SHOULD YOU CHOOSE EXTRA-VIRGIN OLIVE OIL AS A DAILY HEALTHY OPTION?

IS EXTRA-VIRGIN HEALTHIER?

OLIVE OIL IS THE MOST HEALTHY FAT

Extra-virgin Olive Oil has always been a part of the Mediterranean diet, the world’s healthiest diet based on the daily ingestion of fresh fruits, veggies and cereals, balanced consumption of healthy fats such as olive oil and proteins, mostly fresh fish.

BOOSTING YOUR ANTIOXIDANTS INTAKE

Antioxidants are powerful substances found in the human body and within the food we eat, mostly from fruits or vegetables, but also in proteins and fats. Antioxidant do exactly what the word means: it prevents the oxidation of our molecules in our bodies.

Fatty acids such as in Extra-Virgin Olive Oil contains phenolic antioxidants, powerful benefits for health prevention, such as reduced risk of heart disease.

WHY EXTRA-VIRGIN OLIVE OIL?

Extra-Virgin Olive oil can be reduced to a simple procedure to extract juice from olives: first, it’s crushed. Finally, it is pressed. That’s it: the best type of olive oil is Extra-Virgin because it is extracted using simple procedures, therefore preserving all of its authentic color, flavor, texture and nutrients. It is the most pure, it is nature itself.

Moreover, Extra-Virgin Olive Oil is a non-adulterated, non-treated and non-diluted 100% source of antioxidants, highly mono-saturated fats and fairly nutritious Vitamins E and K.