Olive Oil
The antioxidants in olive oil may help protect the body from
cellular damage that can lead to a range of health conditions and
diseases. Extra virgin olive oil has a bitter flavor, but it
contains more antioxidants than other types, as it undergoes the
least processing.
Olive oil comes from olives, the fruit of the olive tree. Olives
are a traditional crop of the Mediterranean region. People make
olive oil by pressing whole olives.
People use olive oil in cooking, cosmetics, medicine, soaps, and as
a fuel for traditional lamps. Olive oil originally came from the
Mediterranean, but today, it is popular around the
world.
In the diet, people preserve olives in olive oil or salted water.
They eat them whole or chopped and added to pizzas and other
dishes.
They can use olive oil a dip for bread, for drizzling on pasta, in
cooking, or as a salad dressing. Some people consume it by the
spoonful for medicinal purposes
