Extra Virgin Organic Olive Oil 16 oz. Fresh from Spain $18.95

Olive oil is composed mainly of oleic acid  and palmitic acid and other fatty acids, along with traces of squalene (up to 0.7%) and sterols (about 0.2% phytosterols and tocosterols). The composition varies by cultivar, region, altitude, time of harvest, and extraction process.

Olive oil contains a group of related natural products with potent antioxidant properties which give extra-virgin unprocessed olive oil its  unique taste.

At Secrets of Eden we use our olive oil for lots of purposes including cooking, making our own salad dressings, on  toast instead of butter, and of course on popcorn.  

Our freshness is assured by rapid transit from Spain to our importer and then directly to Adrian, where we bottle and send it out to your door.  No one does it faster or better!  The difference is truly in the taste!

I am personally very much aware of the concerns more and more people are voicing today concerning frying and cooking with oils.   Oils are not inherently bad, but some are surely better than others.  Olive oil in general ranks very high on the list of healthy oils, and organic extra virgin is the very best.  Extra virgin is the rank given to the very first pressing of the olive.  This yields the maximum concentration of vital life-giving constituent parts, color, fragrance, and of course taste.  Organic extra virgin olive oil has a distinctive flavor that is quite different from common ordinary olive oil.

The beneficial health effects of olive oil are due to both its high content of monounsaturated fatty acids and its high content of antioxidative substances. Studies have shown that olive oil offers protection against heart disease by controlling LDL ("bad") cholesterol levels while raising HDL (the "good" cholesterol) levels.  No other naturally produced oil has as large an amount of monounsaturated fat as olive oil.

Olive oil is very well tolerated by the stomach. In fact, olive oil's protective function has a beneficial effect on ulcers and gastritis. Olive oil activates the secretion of bile and pancreatic hormones.  This is why Olive oil is the natural choice for the famous gallbladder cleanse.  ( The cleanse where you mix 8 oz of Olive oil with 4 ounces of Lemon juice and drink it to expel gall stones.)

Olive oil and heart disease

Studies have shown that people who consumed about 2 tablespoons - of virgin olive oil daily for 1 week showed less oxidation of LDL cholesterol and higher levels of antioxidant compounds, particularly phenols, in the blood.  This means your blood is going to be less clogged and sticky with undissolved fats.

But while all types of olive oil are sources of monounsaturated fat, EXTRA VIRGIN olive oil, from the first pressing of the olives, contains higher levels of antioxidants. Olive oil is clearly one of the good oils.  I know it sounds funny to say, but it is a healthy and healing source of good fat!  Most people do quite well with it since it does not upset the critical omega 6 to omega 3 ratio and most of the fatty acids in olive oil are actually an omega-9 oil which is monounsaturated.

Olive oil and colon cancer