olive oil

Croatia (Hrvatska)
November 22, 2008 11:25am CST
Do you use olive oil?, Do you know the benefits of olive oil? What's the difference between virgin and extravirgin olive oil?
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4 responses
@ersmommy1 (12588)
• United States
23 Nov 08
Olive oils are classified according to their level of acidity. The first cold pressing of a high grade of olives produces the finest olive oil, with a maximum acidity level of only 1 percent and this is called extra-virgin olive oil. Further processing by heat produces more oil, which decreases in quality and flavor. It is among the healthiest of oils. I like it for dipping french bread.
@laglen (19759)
• United States
23 Nov 08
I love olive oil. Ir makes food taste better! Here is a link that will give you every bit of info you could want about olive oil: http://oliveoilsource.com/definitions.htm
@missybear (11391)
• United States
22 Nov 08
All i know is that olive oil is supposed to be better for you, but also it is way more expensive than regular oil.
@LifeGuru (922)
• Canada
22 Nov 08
My parents don't use it, but I want to, but I can't since I still live under their roof... Heh heh heh. Anyways, I'd rather use it more than CANOLA oil because canola doesn't seem appealing to me than olive oil. I don't know the benefits, but virgin is pure olive oil, extra virgin is probably extra pure straight up olive oil.