The unknown secret to purchasing pure 100% extra virgin olive oil
Is to first make sure that it is stored in a dark colored glass bottle. Olive oil should be stored away from sun light or bright lights and away from heat. Clear glass or clear plastic is an indication that it is not pure.
Second - When tasting pure extra virgin olive oil, after swollowing a teaspoon or so, you should feel a slight spicy or a very, very light hot sauce type of burning after swallowing.
The third thing is to place the bottle of extra virgin olive oil in the fridge and allow it to reach refridgerated temperature .Pure olive oil should cloud up or solidify in cold climates.
The fourth test to do is to take a piece of paper towel and tightly twist both ends.Then dip one end or pour enough olive oil to soak one end (less than a third of the paper towel) and light with a match.
Pure extra virgin olive oil is flamable and will ignite instantly when exposed to a flame. (((((WARNING/CAUTION))))):If you chose to do the flame test,
BE SURE TO HAVE RUNNING WATER OR A POT OF WATER CLOSE BY TO DOUSE THE FLAME WITH IMEDIATELY AFTER LIGHTING.
Also when purchasing 100% pure extra virgin olive oil is to look for a harvest date that should also be printed along with the experation date.
Try to find olive oil that has the "California Olive Oil Council" seal printed on the nutrition label.
There is reason to believe that extra virgin olive oil could play a significant role inpreventing cancer. It's been estimated that up to 25 percent of the incidence of colorectal cancer, 15 percent of the incidence of breast cancer, and approximately 10 percent of the
incidence of prostate, pancreas, and endometrial cancers could be prevented if the populations of Western countries would consume the traditional Mediterranean Diet.Of course, this would mean an increase in fruit and vegetable intake as well as the substitution of olive oil as a main source of fat in the diet.
While we don't know exactly what it is in olive oil that provides this protection against cancer
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