food
VIRGIN AND EXTRA
the benefits of using
Mediterranean folk will
tell you about the health
benefits, as well as the
wonderful flavour, of a
good dose of olive oil on
salads, pasta, fish – and
almost anything else.
Fortunately, it’s available
throughout the year to
satisfy taste buds and
promote good health.
O
liveoilismadefromthecrushingand
pressingofolives.Varieties,rankedin
quality,areextra-virgin,superfine,fine,
virginandpure.Extra-virginoliveoilisthe
firstpressingofunblemishedolivesdone
withinadayofharvest,andhasthemost
delicateflavour.It’sconsideredthefinest
andfruitiestoftheoliveoilsandcanrange
fromacrystallinechampagnecolourto
greenish-goldentobrightgreen.Ingeneral,
thedeeperthecolour,themoreintensethe
oliveflavour.
Oliveoilshouldbestoredinacooldark
place.Itcanberefrigerated,anditwilllast
uptoayear,butchilledoilbecomescloudy
andtoothicktopour.Itwillclearand
becomeliquidagainwhenreturnedtoroom
temperature.
Evidencesuggestthatahigherproportion
ofmonounsturatedfatsinadietislinkedto
areductionintheriskofheartdisease.This
issignificantbecauseoliveoilisconsiderably
richinthesefats.Clinicaldatasupports
theassertionthatcholesterolreductionis
enhancedwhereoliveoilisusedasa
replacementforsaturatedfatssuchasbutter
andmargarine.
IntheUKhowever,weneedtoconsume
LOTSmoreoliveoiltomirrorthehealthy
Mediterraneandiet.ConsumptioninGreece
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