Extra virgin olive oil

Extra virgin olive oil

　　Olive oil has a history of several thousand years in Mediterranean coastal countries and is hailed in the West as “liquid gold,” “queen of vegetable oils,” and “nectar of the Mediterranean” due to its excellent natural health benefits, cosmetic properties, and ideal cooking uses. Premium edible olive oil is the natural fruit juice extracted from freshly picked or ripe olives using a physical cold-pressing method. It is the only tree-grown plant oil in the world that is consumed by humans in its natural state. It originated in various countries along the Mediterranean coast. Human cultivation of it dates back thousands of years. Some statistics indicate that the word “olive” appears over 200 times in the Bible.