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wanna noe bout olive oil?
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Types of Olive
Olive oil is made only from green
olives. Nearly the entire production
of green olives in Italy is converted
into olive oil.

Flavor, color, and consistency vary,
like fine wines, due to different
olive varieties, location, and
weather. The olive oils of some small
producers are treated and priced like
fine vintage wines.

Extra-Virgin Olive Oil:
Any olive oil that is less than 1%
acidity, produced by the first
pressing of the olive fruit through
the cold pressing process. Most olive
oils today are extra virgin in name
only, meeting only the minimum
requirement. Extra virgin is a
chemical requirement that does not
indicate quality and taste.

Virgin Olive Oil:
It is made from olives that are
slightly riper than those used for
extra-virgin oil and is produced in
exactly the same manner. It is
essentially defective Extra Virgin
oil. This oil has a slightly higher
level of acidity (1 1/2).

Refined Olive Oil:
Olive oil known as "Refined Oil" is
obtained from refining virgin olive
oil that has defects (the result is an
essentially tasteless olive oil).
Among the defects are a natural
acidity higher than 3.3%, poor flavor,
and an unpleasant odor. This product
is also known as "A" refined olive
oil.

Pure Olive Oil:
Pure olive oil, often simply called
olive oil, comes either from the
second cold pressing or the chemical
extraction of the olive mash left over
after the first pressing. Also called
commercial grade oil. It is lighter in
color and blander than virgin olive
oil. It is more general-purpose olive
oil. Pure refers to the fact that no
non-olive oils are mixed in.

Refined Olive-Pomace Oil:
Oil which is obtained by treating
olive pomace with solvents is refined
using methods which do not lead to
alterations in the initial glyceridic
structure. Don't buy this grade, as it
is bad for you.

Olive-Pomace Oil:
Olive oil which consists of a blend of
refined olive-pomace oil and virgin
olive oil. Don't buy this grade, as it
is bad for you.

Light & Extra Light" Olive Oil:
The olive oil that you see on the
supermarket shelf advertised
as "light" or as "Extra Light" olive
oil contains the exact same number of
calories as regular olive oil and is a
mixture of refined olive oils that are
derived from the lowest quality olive
oils available through chemical
processing. These oils are so bad that
cannot be consumed by humans without
refining.

seiran_sm · Wed Jan 09, 2008 @ 02:24am · 0 Comments


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