Title: Olive oil - Wikipedia
Headings: Olive oil
Olive oil
Contents
History
Early cultivation
Trade and production
Symbolism and mythology
Varieties
Uses
Culinary use
Religious use
Christianity
Judaism
Skin care
Other
Extraction
Ancient Levant
Pomace handling
Global market
Production
Global consumption
Regulation
Commercial grades
International Olive Council
United States
Label wording
Adulteration
Constituents
Phenolic composition
Nutrition
Olive oil
Comparison to other vegetable oils (below)
Potential health effects
See also
Notes
References
Further reading

Content: the other two are wheat and grapes. Olive trees have been grown around the Mediterranean since the 8th millennium BC. Spain accounts for almost half of global olive oil production; other major producers are Italy, Tunisia, Greece and Turkey. Per capita consumption is highest in Greece, followed by Italy and Spain. The composition of olive oil varies with the cultivar, altitude, time of harvest and extraction process. It consists mainly of oleic acid (up to 83%), with smaller amounts of other fatty acids including linoleic acid (up to 21%) and palmitic acid (up to 20%). Extra virgin olive oil is required to have no more than 0.8% free acidity and is considered to have favorable flavor characteristics. Contents
1 History
1.1 Early cultivation
1.2 Trade and production
1.3 Symbolism and mythology
2 Varieties
3 Uses
3.1 Culinary use
3.2 Religious use
3.2.1 Christianity
3.2.2 Judaism
3.3 Skin care
3.4 Other
4 Extraction
4.1 Ancient Levant
4.2 Pomace handling
5 Global market
5.1 Production
5.2 Global consumption
6 Regulation
6.1 Commercial grades
6.1.1 International Olive Council
6.1.2 United States
6.2 Label wording
6.3 Adulteration
7 Constituents
7.1 Phenolic composition
8 Nutrition
8.1 Comparison to other vegetable oils (below)
9 Potential health effects
10 See also
11 Notes
12 References
13 Further reading
History
Olive oil has long been a common ingredient in Mediterranean cuisine, including ancient Greek and Roman cuisine. Wild olives, which originated in Asia Minor, were collected by Neolithic people as early as the 8th millennium BC.