Olive Oil Science

It’s hard to talk about the benefits of olive oil without referencing its important role in the Mediterranean diet. This way of eating consistently ranks as the #1 diet on the planet for your health according to nutritionists, researchers, and doctors. Olive oil is the staple ingredient running through all Mediterranean cuisine. Not the cheap, […] read more

Recent studies suggest that lactating women should include extra virgin olive oil in their diets. Check below some of the most important reasons… Breastfeeding mothers The Mediterranean diet influences the fatty acid content of human breast milk, according to a study published in Frontiers of Nutrition in June 2022. Participants were measured for their adherence […] read more

The health benefits of Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) are well-documented. EVOO is the staple of the Mediterranean diet. However, there is a common misperception that cooking with olive oil destroys all its of antioxidants and polyphenols. Many published research studies confirm that EVOO retains significant amounts of these healthy compounds during cooking. In a […] read more

It is common knowledge that extra virgin olive oil and the Mediterranean diet confer a multitude of health benefits. But what about emotional health benefits? According to researchers from the University of Navarra, a diet rich in olive oil can protect from mental illness. The study included 12,059 volunteers. The researchers followed these volunteers for over […] read more

How long can EVOO be stored? According to the official regulation of the European Union as well as the relevant regulations of the United States, EVOO’s shelf life is 18 months. Still, as EVOO qualitative characteristics depend on many different factors – from the cultivation on the grove, the production phase to the following exposure […] read more

Now, it’s time to indulge in our world, the authentic world of MONOGRAM Monovarietal EVOOs. A collection of four unique Greek olive oil varieties….”Koroneiki cultivar Early-Harvest”, “Athinolia cultivar”, “Valanolia cultivar”, “Maroneia cultivar”. How to do it. Just follow the following steps… 4 BASIC STEPS Pour about 15ml of extra virgin olive oil into a suitable […] read more

The ancient Greeks said that the goddess Athena had created the olive tree. According to ancient Greek mythology, the olive tree was a gift by the goddess Athena to the city of Athens, when a competition between her and the god Poseidon took place in order to decide on the city’s patronage. The legend says that […] read more

Gastronomic experience can be a factor of motivation to improve the quality of extra virgin olive oil served at the restaurant. This is the right time to change the marketing at the restaurant, because extra virgin olive oil is an element that embodies the different aspects of the expected and perceptible quality of a food: […] read more

A research paper recently published by the scientific group of  Rosa M. Lamuela-Raventos et al.(2022), from the Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety (INSA-UB), University of Barcelona, Spain, clearly demonstrated the following key findings of Extra Virgn Olive Oil (EVOO): Highlights •EVOO, rich in Mono-Unsaturated Fats (MUFA), is less prone to oxidation than MUFA rich […] read more

Light is the num­ber one enemy for any pack­aged extra vir­gin olive oil. The more a pack­age of EVOO is exposed to light, the more its con­tent will lose its health ben­e­fits and fla­vor pro­file. This means that trans­par­ent bot­tles con­stantly exposed to light will not remain ​‘extra vir­gin’ for more than just 3-4 weeks. Unfortunately, […] read more