A few historical facts about this amazing oil:
Olives have been found in Egyptian tombs dating from 2000 B.C.
Olive trees were used in Ancient Greek and Roman civilizations.
Olive oil was used to anoint the early kings of the Greeks and Jews.
The Greeks anointed winning Olympic athletes with olive oil.
Fourteen hundreds years ago, The Prophet of Islam, Muhammad SAW, advised his followers to apply olive oil to their bodies.
Franciscan monks brought the olive tree ( and grape) with them to California.
Olive Oil: What Counts as a Serving?
Use up to two tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil each day if desired. One tablespoon contains almost 14 grams of fat or about 120 calories. During weight loss, try not to exceed two teaspoons (about, 5 grams of fat and 8 calories). If you’re physically active, you can add one additional teaspoon of oil to your daily diet for every hour of aerobic exercise you do.
What Type of Olive Oil is Healthiest?
All type of Olive oil contains monounsaturated fat, but only extra-virgin olive oil from the first pressing of the olives contains higher levels of antioxidants, vitamin E, and phenolic compound, because it is the least processed of all grades of olive oil. That is why extra-virgin olive oil considered to be the healthiest olive oil
- Some olive oils are “single-estate oils.” That is oil from a single variety of olive. Others,
Olives have been found in Egyptian tombs dating from 2000 B.C.
Olive trees were used in Ancient Greek and Roman civilizations.
Olive oil was used to anoint the early kings of the Greeks and Jews.
The Greeks anointed winning Olympic athletes with olive oil.
Fourteen hundreds years ago, The Prophet of Islam, Muhammad SAW, advised his followers to apply olive oil to their bodies.
Franciscan monks brought the olive tree ( and grape) with them to California.
Olive Oil: What Counts as a Serving?
Use up to two tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil each day if desired. One tablespoon contains almost 14 grams of fat or about 120 calories. During weight loss, try not to exceed two teaspoons (about, 5 grams of fat and 8 calories). If you’re physically active, you can add one additional teaspoon of oil to your daily diet for every hour of aerobic exercise you do.
What Type of Olive Oil is Healthiest?
All type of Olive oil contains monounsaturated fat, but only extra-virgin olive oil from the first pressing of the olives contains higher levels of antioxidants, vitamin E, and phenolic compound, because it is the least processed of all grades of olive oil. That is why extra-virgin olive oil considered to be the healthiest olive oil
- Some olive oils are “single-estate oils.” That is oil from a single variety of olive. Others,
including most of the Italian oils are blends.
- Extra-virgin: considered the healthiest, most aromatic and least processed.
- Virgin: comes from the second pressing and may contain as much as 4 percent acid.
- Pure: undergoes filtering and refining made by adding a little extra-virgin olive oil to refined olive oil.
- Extra-light: undergoes considerable processing and is more of a marketing concept and
- Extra-virgin: considered the healthiest, most aromatic and least processed.
- Virgin: comes from the second pressing and may contain as much as 4 percent acid.
- Pure: undergoes filtering and refining made by adding a little extra-virgin olive oil to refined olive oil.
- Extra-light: undergoes considerable processing and is more of a marketing concept and
not a classification of olive oil grade.
Storing Olive Oil Properly
The unique and delicate flavor of olive oil comes from a number of volatile components. Various off- flavor in olive oil are formed by oxidation-contact with oxygen. Since olive oil is mostly monounsaturated, it’s less susceptible to oxidation. This is also why olive oil is more heat-stable than other oils and why it can be re-used more often in cooking than other seed oils.
It is strongly suggest storing olive oil in a dark glass container. Research has shown that olive oil stored in clear or opaque bottles exposed to light can develop unacceptable limits of peroxide in three weeks. Olive oil stored in a cool dark environment can last 120-190 days without significant oxidation.
Never store olive oil near a stove, but rather store it in a cool, dark cupboard, pouring only a small amount into dispenser for daily use. You may also store olive oil in a refrigerator or freezer without harm; this will actually extend its shelf life.
About the Author
Robert Haas, MS, Author of Eat To Win For The 21st Century
Article source : Fitness Rx, Dec, 2006
The unique and delicate flavor of olive oil comes from a number of volatile components. Various off- flavor in olive oil are formed by oxidation-contact with oxygen. Since olive oil is mostly monounsaturated, it’s less susceptible to oxidation. This is also why olive oil is more heat-stable than other oils and why it can be re-used more often in cooking than other seed oils.
It is strongly suggest storing olive oil in a dark glass container. Research has shown that olive oil stored in clear or opaque bottles exposed to light can develop unacceptable limits of peroxide in three weeks. Olive oil stored in a cool dark environment can last 120-190 days without significant oxidation.
Never store olive oil near a stove, but rather store it in a cool, dark cupboard, pouring only a small amount into dispenser for daily use. You may also store olive oil in a refrigerator or freezer without harm; this will actually extend its shelf life.
About the Author
Robert Haas, MS, Author of Eat To Win For The 21st Century
Article source : Fitness Rx, Dec, 2006
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