OLIVE OIL, A HEALTHY FAT?

Extra Virgin Olive Oil is the healthiest fat since the only fat is extracted from fresh fruits. And healthy is basically on four factors:

• the balance between saturated fatty acids, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated suggests Extra Virgin Olive Oil of the ideal fat criteria of the World Health Organization;
• the presence inExtra Virgin Olive Oil of essential fatty acids at levels close to those found in breastmilk;
• the elevated levels of fat soluble vitamins: A, D, E, and K;
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil’shigh composition of natural antioxidants as tocopherols and, especially, polyphenols.