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ALL ABOUT OLIVE OIL

How to Buy Olive Oil

Asking what olive oil you should buy is similar to

asking what knife you should use, what car to drive,
or what Beatles album to listen to: it’s largely a
matter of personal taste. Once you get past a certain
base threshold of quality, whether to choose an oil
that is buttery and rich or bright and grassy is
largely up to you.
Olive oil comes in several different grades:

• “Virgin” and “Extra-Virgin” are standards set
  by the International Olive Oil Council, and they
  reflect a mark of quality. Virgin olive oils can
  contain up to 2 percent oleic acid. Extra-virgin
  olive oil contains no more than 0.8 percent oleic
  acid and it is subjectively deemed superior in
  flavor to standard virgin olive oil. Neither of
  these oils can be made from olives that have
  been heated to extract oil. The extra-virgin
  production of most countries accounts for
  between 5 and 10 percent of their total output,
  hence the relatively high price.


• “First Cold Press” indicates that the olive oil