Each of us knows that in order to live well and have good health, you need to eat healthy and natural food. Behind a healthy diet is always a balanced and varied diet. The fact that fruit and vegetables are natural and healthy products is nothing new, but there are many other products with the most beneficial properties for our health, among them cold pressed extra virgin olive oil.
Harvesting ahead of schedule, carried out at the first sign of Verezon, allows to improve all characteristics and takes place both manually and with the help of mechanical devices. Fertilization is carried out exclusively with certified organic products, and the content of the oil fly is carried out only with the help of traditional bait bottles.
The olives, a few hours after harvesting, are delivered to the oil mill, which utilises a cold pressing process, controlled by a system monitoring the extraction stages. After pressing, the oil is decanted in a steel tank at a controlled temperature (about 18°).
This olive oil has an aromatic flavor profile with balanced, green fruitiness, medium bitter-spicy intensity, includes low acidity and amount of peroxides, and contains a high polyphenolic charge.
Easily digestible, extra virgin olive oil is recommended in the diet of infants and children, since the balance of polyunsaturated fatty acids in it is similar to mother's milk, and its consumption ensures the healthy development of the body. In the diet of the elderly, vitamin D is very important, which stimulates bone mineralization and promotes the absorption of calcium; in pregnant women it contributes to the optimal development of the nervous system of the unborn child; for athletes, it gives easily digestible high energy.
The beneficial effects that extra virgin olive oil has on the body are incalculable:
- it has an important antioxidant effect because it contains substances such as vitamin E, polyphenols, phytosterols, chlorophylls and carotenoids, which help counteract the activity of free radicals, slowing down cell aging
- prevents problems with hypertension and coronary heart disease such as atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction, thanks to the action of unsaturated acids such as oleic acid, which lowers LDL, the “bad” cholesterol, without affecting HDL levels, the “good” cholesterol that cleanses the arteries;
- limits the secretion of gastric acid from the small intestine, performing a protective function in patients with peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum;
- protects against the formation of gallstones, stimulating the secretion of bile;
- reduces the secretory activity of the pancreas, which is very important for pathologies such as pancreatitis;
- reduces the level of glucose in blood, which is very important for patients with diabetes;
- helps prevent colon and breast cancer;
- has a pronounced anti-inflammatory effect.
- prevents problems with hypertension and coronary heart disease such as atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction, thanks to the action of unsaturated acids such as oleic acid, which lowers LDL, the “bad” cholesterol, without affecting HDL levels, the “good” cholesterol that cleanses the arteries;
- limits the secretion of gastric acid from the small intestine, performing a protective function in patients with peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum;
- protects against the formation of gallstones, stimulating the secretion of bile;
- reduces the secretory activity of the pancreas, which is very important for pathologies such as pancreatitis;
- reduces the level of glucose in blood, which is very important for patients with diabetes;
- helps prevent colon and breast cancer;
- has a pronounced anti-inflammatory effect.
All these beneficial effects are characteristic of extra virgin olive oil, the only oil obtained by simply pressing and grinding the fruit without additional chemical-physical manipulations.
However, other seed oils (peanut, soybean, sunflower, etc.) are not as beneficial to the body because they are produced using completely different chemical solvents and industrial processes.
Extra virgin olive oil, not only raw, but also heated or cooked, is thus the most suitable and most useful fat for human nutrition, and not just because of its aroma and taste, but also because of all its properties, including therapeutic ones that have been known for some time, so we can talk about oil as a nutraceutical food.
Thus, extra virgin olive oil has many beneficial and healing properties. This statement, unfortunately, is not true for all oils on the market. Many oils are actually the result of chemical processes and contain substances that are not entirely healthy. For this reason, it is important to pay close attention to the products you buy, always checking the label and information regarding the origin of the olives and the place of production.