GENERAL BENEFITS

Helps bone calcification, thus many researchers to consider it is an essential nutrient in child growth, considerably increased by the presence of vitamins E. It also contains vitamins A, D, and K which are fat soluble vitamins generally not broken down by cooking.

It contains a ratio of 10:1 for omega-6:omega-3 fatty acids, which is considered the ideal relation.

Results show that the antioxidant polyphenols found in Olive Oil, prevent skin damage acting as radical scavengers formed by sun rays, environmental stress and additionally the flavenoid polyphenols help in sunburns minimize the risk of coronary disease, lowering cholesterol and blood pressure.

There are as many as 5 mg of antioxidant polyphenols in every 10 grams of olive oil.

The majority of other nut and seed oils have no polyphenols.

The monounsaturated fats in Olive Oil are helping to avoid the risk of coronary heart disease.

It is adopted the claim that eating about 23 grams of Olive Oil daily may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. It is enough not to increase the total number of calories you eat in a day.