The benefits of olive oil

Positive effects on your health...

The olive oil is rich in unsaturated mono fatty acids (made up partly by the oleic acid). This type of grease has positive effects on quality of cholesterol in blood while cause a drop in the " bad one " without exerting a negative influence on the " good ". These greases reduce also the risk of cardiovascular diseases and help to fight the arteriosclerosis.

The olive oil is also rich in fatty acids poly unsaturated (made up especially by the acid linoleic). A deficiency of these acids involves the dryness and the exfoliation of the skin, the stop of the growth and the sexual development, deterioration, the fatty degeneration of the liver and the renal lesions.

Rich person in vitamins E and provitamin A, it prevents aging by ensuring the construction and the maintenance of the nervous system and muscular. It embellishes the skin, the hair, the nails and gums. Furthermore, olive oil would be rich in estrogens, which returns it particularly indicated for the women to the age of the menopause.

Slightly laxative, more digest of oils, it slows down the appearance of disorders of the stomach and gallstones and is appropriate for the mode the diabetics ones. The caloric intake of the olive oil is 9 calories per gram.

Good qualities for your recipes...

Among all oils, the olive oil is that which has the highest point of smoke with 210°C whereas the normal temperature of crackling is towards 180°C. It is thus ideal for cooking.

Having the index of iodine low of all oils (77/88), the olive oil is that which grows rancid the least quickly. It is preserved very well especially if it is held safe from the light, heat and the air.

Olive oil, a must for you recipes