الأحد، 10 يناير 2016

Choose Healthy Living With The Cold Pressed Olive Oil

By Jerry Reynolds


The best oils are cold pressed, the same applies to olive oil. It is obtained by grinding olive seeds using steel presses. The process produces heat, but it must never exceed 49 degree celsius, otherwise it does not qualify as a cold pressed olive oil. Lower temperature offers a better-graded product. The process ensures that they retain all their flavor, nutritional value and aroma.

As for the first time buyers, it is much harder than just walking into a store and select a bottle labeled correctly. It requires some background and knowledge with regards to the product. In choosing a high quality and fresh olive oil, a buyer faces a similar situation as a wine buyer. One needs to consider the region of origin, the date of manufacture, maturity, and flavor among others.

The easiest way to select the right from the wrong is to sample taste and smell. However, not all stores offer the opportunity to the shoppers to sample the taste, therefore locking them from having the real deal. In this case, they are forced to rely on other aspects such as the labels, the color and the packaging to make their selection.

If one has the opportunity to sample the taste, then he can count himself lucky. However, this is only so is you know what the right taste is. In order to select a top quality extra virgin olive oil using the sense of taste and the sense of smell, the right taste to look for is a rich, clean and fresh taste.

If none of the above gives you the best option, you may consider shopping from a store that allows you to sample the different tastes. Taste is the best solution when making the choice. The top of the range quality oils have unique tastes such as herbal, buttery, nutty, fruity, floral and spicy taste among others.

In case there is no possibility of having a taste before buying, aspects such as the age, color, origin and pressing temperature may help come up with a better choice. Regarding the date, the pressing date should be one year. The sell-by date can also give an indication of how fresh the product is.

In order to stay fresh, it needs to be stored in a dark or tinted glass bottle. The environmental elements such as moisture, light, heat and air can render it rancid within a short period. As for the color, one should not bother looking for a rich, deep color and think that the product is fresh. The color may range from golden yellow, bright green to grass-green.

The storage container matters a lot. The oil tends to rancid in within a shorter period of time when exposed to heat and sunlight. As such, the right container is a glass bottle that is air tight and tinted. It should not be exposed to heat and light to remain fresh. The buyer should also look for a trusted manufacturer of a well-known brand, a DOP certification that guarantees product's quality and labels such as the sell-by date, the pressed date, and any other relevant consideration.




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