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expiredBBQchicken | Staff posted Aug 14, 2023 11:14 AM
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expiredBBQchicken | Staff posted Aug 14, 2023 11:14 AM
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This isn't advertised as EVOO. The purpose of these light taste olive oils isn't to put it on your salad for health benefits like EVOO, the point is to fry food in a pan and for it to be better for you than butter or soy bean oil. For general cooking purposes light taste olive oil is perfectly acceptable, and probably one of the best "healthy" cooking oils available. It is advertised with a 440-470 degree smoke point, which is significantly higher than EVOO would be. EVOO is very difficult or impossible to fry with and your kitchen and home will likely be filled with smoke if you try. I don't see anything wrong with this olive oil, provided it actually is what it claims it is. What you want is both a light taste olive oil, safflower oil, or avocado oil for frying and EVOO for salads and other non-cooking things.
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Acidity level is the only way to know the real quality of the EVOO.
Acidity level is the only way to know the real quality of the EVOO.
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When oil is generated within an olive, it naturally forms triglycerides. Triglycerides are fats that are found in your blood. They are composed of three fatty acids linked by an alcohol glycerol molecule.
The link between glycerol and these fatty acids is a weak one. So when olive oil is subjected to oxidizing or aggressive air, it breaks its molecular bonds, setting free the three fatty acids and causing the oil to break down and degrade.
How Olive Oil Acidity (Oleic Acid) Levels are Measured
Acidity measures how much of the free fatty acids are in virgin olive oils, and it is the proportion of free fatty oleic acid (a monounsaturated fat) to the olive oil. The measure is a general indicator of their quality, and the lower the acidity of a virgin olive oil, the better.
When looking for nutritious choices, it's best to choose those that have a low acidity level. In addition to this, lower acidity also means that the fruit has undergone less damage, thereby offering healthier qualities.
Extra Virgin Olive Oil Fraud
69% of imported olive oil samples and 10% of California-made olive oil in circulation in the United States have been reported to fail the international and USDA standards in a 2010 report by the UC Davis (University of California).
To make matters worse, even a true extra virgin olive oil can be completely destroyed if exposed to heat and strong overhead fluorescent lights such as those found in supermarkets.
True EVOO's acidity levels cannot be over 0.8% and the lower the acidity the higher the quality. Some extra virgin olive oils may have as low as 0.1% acidity.
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