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About EVOO, Health Benefits Of Olive Oil

Olive oil is undoubtedly the healthiest fat. While some people suggest never consuming oils of any kind, the evidence is clear that when choosing a food oil for marinating, dressing, and cooking, e...

About EVOO, Olive Oil Certifications

In order to promote and protect the names of quality agricultural products such as olive oil, the European Union has established the PDO and PGI certification schemes which ensure that only product...

About EVOO, Cooking With Olive Oil

The health benefits of olive oil make it an extremely attractive ingredient to use for cooking. Packed with polyphenols, amino acids and healthy monounsaturated fats, olive oil can be a key factor ...

About EVOO, Olive Oil Versus Canola & Other Vegetable Oils

Vegetable oil is defined as an oil derived from plants which includes canola oil, soy oil, sunflower oil and corn oil. These oils are rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, which are fine in whole fo...

About EVOO, Coconut Oil Versus Olive Oil

Virgin unrefined coconut oil is produced from the meat of fresh coconuts and is composed mostly of saturated fatty acids, making it very stable and suitable for high-heat cooking and frying. Raw co...

About EVOO, Debunking The Olive Oil Fridge Test

Like many of you out there, we are well aware of the misinformation that was told to viewers of the Dr. Oz show during a recent segment about food fraud regarding the olive oil fridge test. ...