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Content: Far more valuable than other vegetable oils, olive oil is also more costly and time consuming to produce. So people have been adulterating it since the time of Christ. These days, olive oil is the most adulterated agricultural product coming out of Europe. Part of what makes olive oil so valuable is its many touted health benefits. Rich in monounsaturated fats and antioxidants, olive oil can lower LDL cholesterol and blood pressure while stabilizing blood sugar levels and reducing inflammation in the body. Is yourolive oil lying about its virginity? If you buy olive oil at a supermarket, the odds aren’t stacked in your favor. This is doubly true if you shop by price or consume “light” extra-virgin olive oil. According to this NPR interview, it’s possible that some shoppers in America have neverhad 100% pure, extra-virgin olive oil in their lives—even though they’ve been buying products labeled that way for decades. And don’t think you’ll be able to tell the good stuff by taste alone—even master food critics and olive oil producers themselves failed miserably in blind taste tests.