Olive Oils from Spain

Olive oil is one of the most complex substances found in nature. Hundreds of chemical compounds work together to create the distinct and rich taste of olive oil. They’re generating nutritional components and associated health benefits. But it’s more than just an equation.  
Does Olive Oil Have a Single Chemical Formula? 
Olive oil is a mixture of triacylglycerols, fats, or triglycerides, and traces of fr

Supermarkets always have entire shelves filled with different cooking oils: soybean, sunflower, canola, pumpkin seeds, and whatnot. They all claim to have specific health benefits; at least they claim they don’t have the most unhealthy and undesirable features of regular oils. Still, none of them can match the scientifically proven medicinal benefits of olive oil for the heart, brain, and gastrointestinal sy

There’s been some mixed messages about olive oil floating around. Someone may have told you not to cook with it. Maybe you’ve been buying the darkest bottles on the shelf, believing they were the best.  
Let these common olive oil myths stop fooling you into skipping out on one of the most beneficial foods in the Mediterranean diet. The truth is that once you know the facts, you can feel confident using oli