Calories in Extra Virgin Olive Oil
For thousands of years, olive oil has been considered to be an extremely healthy choice for light cooking and salad dressing. Although the product has its roots in the Mediterranean countries of Europe, Africa and Middle-East such as Spain, Italy, Greece, Morocco, Tunisia, and more, it is now used all around the world for its flavor, aroma and texture. How to know which olive oil to choose? There are several varieties of olive oil out in the market and each of them claim to be the best version one can find. However, when it comes to health benefits, extra virgin variety is by far the best choice. It is the best organic olive oil you can get your hands on. Unlike some of the other varieties, this one has absolutely no adulteration done to its components. The fruits from which extra virgin olive oil is made are freshly hand-plucked, manually sorted and the oil is extracted by the traditional cold-press procedure instead of applying mechanical heat or chemicals to facilitate th...