Let's get ready to rumble!!!! Coconut oil and olive oil are both composed of 100% fat, but they have nutritional differences due to the level of the unsaturated and saturated fats found in them. There is 92% of saturated fat  in coconut oil while only 15% of saturated fat in olive oil. The other 85 % of olive oil consists of 70...

The Olive Oil business is a scandalous one, full of thieves, oil adulterators and corporate scoundrels. OK, this might be a bit dramatic but there’s a serious problem with fake olive oil in the United States. The UC Davis Olive Center and the Australian Oils Research Laboratory did a study of California olive oils on supermarke...

My love affair with “liquid gold” started a few years back when I was bitten by the extra virgin olive oil bug. Ever since opening up my own olive oil and balsamic vinegar gourmet company, I’m continually asked what is extra virgin olive oil? What makes olive oil extra virgin? Why can’t it be just virgin...or just olive oil?

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​Olio Nuovo extra virgin olive oil is quite remarkable. My mouth waters just thinking about it. The first olive pressing of the harvest is considered Olio Nuovo; it is green, cloudy and full of olive particles.  Depending on the variety of olive being pressed the flavor and strength of the oil can vary. It’s truly the healthies...