Title: Yes, You Can Totally Fry With Extra Virgin Olive Oil and It Is the Healthiest Oil | Olive Tomato
Headings: Yes, You Can Totally Fry With Extra Virgin Olive Oil and It Is the Healthiest Oil
Yes, You Can Totally Fry With Extra Virgin Olive Oil and It Is the Healthiest Oil
What is Plain Olive Oil?
Should I Fry With Extra Virgin Olive Oil?
Is Cooking With Olive Oil Carcinogenic?
The Price
Flavor?
Extra Virgin Olive Oil, The Basis of the Real Mediterranean Diet
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Content: In extreme conditions (heating the olive oil for many hours) a decrease of some antioxidants was noted, while others were intact. A Spanish study showed that when frying vegetables in extra virgin olive oil, some of the antioxidants of the oil were transferred to the vegetables. Another Spanish study showed that eating fried foods will not affect heart health as long as you are frying them in extra virgin olive oil and are following a Mediterranean Diet. The Price
Another reason that is cited is that extra virgin olive oil is too expensive and you should save it for drizzling. OK, yes it is more expensive than corn oil and canola oil for a reason; olives are actually a fruit and olive oil is a fruit juice. But the health benefits by far outweigh any other oil you would be buying, and I can’t help but wonder (as Carrie Bradshaw would say) why are we willing to pay 3$ for a tiny bottle of water but not pay for extra virgin olive oil? Flavor? Another reason that is mentioned is that extra virgin olive oil has a strong flavor or is too peppery. Sure, but there are many varieties of olives and they produce different extra virgin olive oils, some are strong tasting and some are not.